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California scorpionfish

Scorpaena guttata
Ci turam: Its scientific name, guttata, means "spotted", after the many dark spots on its head, body and fins.1
Soxla na doktoorBul laalLu néew la mu rey, waaye su ay dagam jamee la, demal gis doktoor.
Jën yu am daŋar Dag yu am daŋarDafay lekk: Yàpp
Musiba ci nit: Lu bonSu ay dagam jamee la, demal gis doktoor. Ñi ciy dee dañoo néew lool.

The California scorpionfish is a spiny fish that lives on the ocean floor along the Pacific coast of California and Baja California. It stays still among rocks and in caves, where its spotted colours help it blend in. Its spines carry venom, so it is one to leave alone.1

Dafay dund ci
Eastern Pacific Ocean: from Santa Cruz, California, south along Baja California, and in the Gulf of California1
Mbàmbulaanu Pasifik, Golfu Kaliforni
Kër
It lives on rocky bottoms just offshore or in bays, and it also uses underwater caves. It is usually found in water up to about 30 metres deep, though it can go down to 183 metres. People most often meet it when fishing, when it is pulled from the hook.1
Guddaay
43 cm ba 47 cm (1,4 ft ba 1,5 ft)1
Gaawaay bu gën a kawe
lu tollu ci 2 km/h (1,2 mph)
Féey, xalaat
Lan lay lekk?
It eats other fish, crustaceans, octopuses and squid. Juvenile crabs are its favourite prey, especially in autumn and winter.1
Dëgg-dëgg!Fotoy California scorpionfish
California scorpionfish. Foto: nmoorhatch. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Ni ngay ko xàmmee

  • Reddish brown body with many brown and black spots1
  • Especially many dark spots on the fins1
  • Spiny head1
  • Reaches up to about 43 to 47 cm long1
  • Lies on the ocean floor for most of its time, as it has no swim bladder1

Kàttanu daŋar

Dag yu am daŋar

Ay dag yu ñaw ñoo yor daŋar bi. Teg tànk ci kawam walla jàpp ko dafay metti.

Lan la daŋar biy sóob di def?

Its spines contain venom-producing glands. The venom is cardiotoxic, meaning it affects the heart; in laboratory studies it caused changes in blood pressure and heart rhythm. A spine prick can cause severe, throbbing pain, swelling, numbness and discolouration of the finger, with pain spreading up the arm. Nausea, faintness and pale, clammy skin can also occur.1

Ni mu lore nit ñi?

Musiba ci nit: Lu bonSu ay dagam jamee la, demal gis doktoor. Ñi ciy dee dañoo néew lool.

It has been responsible for many human injuries and has been called one of the most noxious marine animals in California waters. Fishermen are most often affected when removing the fish from a hook. The effects can feel much like a rattlesnake bite, and one victim developed pericarditis, an inflammation of the lining around the heart. In one reported case, the victim recovered in about two weeks.1

Lan lay def bu tiitee?

When pulled from the water, it flares the spines on its fins and gill covers, which makes it difficult to handle.1

Su ay dagam jamee la

  • Teg gaañu-gaañu bi ci ndox mu tàng, lu nit ki mën a muñ waaye bu dul ko lakk (seetal ko ak sa loxo), diir bu dale 30 ba 90 minit. Wutal ndimbal doktoor, rawatina ci jënu-doj ak raie.

Saa su nekk, woo jëkk sa nimerob urgence (112, 000, 911). Lii ay ndigal yu yaatu ci ndimbal yu jëkk la, du ndigalu doktoor. Li war a xam ci ndimbal yu jëkk

Sàmmal sa bopp

  • Bul laal mukk, bul jàpp, bul sonal ab rab bu àll, doonte bu ndaw la, te doonte dafa mel ni dafa nelaw walla dafa dee.
  • May ko bérab. Su nga ko gisee, dalal, dellu ginnaaw ndànk-ndànk te bàyyi ko mu dem yoonam.
  • Su ay dagam jamee la: dalal, bul yëngu, woo sa nimerob urgence (112, 000, 911) walla dem lopitaan ci gaaw. Bul fàtte ni mu meloon, ab nataal dina dimbali.

Du la wut. Dafay jëfandikoo daŋaram ngir jàpp lu muy lekk walla ngir aar boppam, te nëbbu moo ko gën a neex. Yeneen ci ni ngay sàmme sa bopp

Ni mu réye?

Ni mu guddoo?

California scorpionfish guddaayam lu tollu ci 47 cm (1,5 ft)Ab banaana lu tollu ci 18 cm (7,1 in)Ab muusu kër lu tollu ci 50 cm (1,6 ft)
guddu na ni 2,5 banaana yu ñu toftaleguddu na ni 15 bloku tabax yu ñu toftalemën na féey guddaayu pisin bu réy (50 m) ci 90 segond

California scorpionfish ni mu réye ci wetu YOW?

Ay waññ rekk ci sa navigateur. Dara du denc te dara du yónnee fenn.

Ni mu gaawe?

baax na xam

Xibaar

1

Its venom is produced in grooves along each spine, and the spine is covered by a thin membrane that is pushed back as it enters the skin, helping to inject the venom.1

2

It has no swim bladder, which is why it spends most of its time resting on the ocean floor.1

3

Some individuals have travelled up to 200 km in mark and recapture studies. One fish moved from near Santa Cruz Island to Long Beach over about 14 months.1

4

The California two-spot octopus preys on it, and the fish will also eat small octopuses of the same kind.1

5

Its maximum recorded lifespan is 21 years.1

6

Despite its danger, it is considered a very good food fish once the spines have been avoided, and it is sought after by some Asian communities in Southern California.1

Ngir boroom xam-xam ci daŋar

Turu xam-xam
Scorpaena guttata
Mbooloo
Jën yu am daŋar
Njaboot
Scorpaenidae2
Toftal
Perciformes
Kontinaa yi
Mbàmbulaanu Pasifik, Golfu Kaliforni, Mbàmbulaan yi
Liir yi
It lays eggs inside a floating, elastic, gelatinous mass about 25 cm long. Each egg is just over 1 mm long, and the mass turns cloudy white as it drifts at the surface.1
Diiru dund
lu tollu ci 21 at1
Musiba ci nit
3 / 5: Lu bon3

Fa xibaar yi jóge

  1. Scorpaena guttata (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Scorpaena guttata (iNaturalist): tur ak ni ñu leen séddale.
  3. Venom Wiki: tolluwaayu musiba bi, réyaay bu yem bi ak xalaatu gaawaay bi, nun ñoo leen defar. Seetal ni nu leen waññe: Ni nuy natte musiba.

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