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Nataal bu ñu rëdd ci Estuarine stonefish
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Estuarine stonefish

Synanceia horrida
Ci turam: The specific name horrida means "dreadful" or "frightful" and refers to its appearance rather than its venomous spines.1
Mën na reyBul laalMën na la rey su ñu la fajul. Su ay dagam jamee la, wutal ndimbal ci gaaw.
Jën yu am daŋar Dag yu am daŋarDafay lekk: Yàpp
Musiba ci nit: Am na musiba loolMën na rey nit ku ñu fajul.

The estuarine stonefish is a fish that looks like a stone lying on the seabed. It lives in shallow reefs and estuaries across the Indo-Pacific, including northern Australia. It is considered one of the most dangerous venomous fish in the world, so it is important to know what it looks like.1

Dafay dund ci
Indo-Pacific region, from eastern India to Papua New Guinea, north to southern Japan and south to Australia1
Mbàmbulaanu End, Mbàmbulaanu Pasifik, Géeju Koraay, Géeju Andaman, Géeju Timor ak Arafura, Golfu Bengal
Kër
Found on sheltered inshore reefs and in estuaries, usually in the shallowest water among coral rubble and rocks on reef flats, and in seagrass beds. It can survive out of the water for up to 24 hours.1
Guddaay
60 cm (2 ft)1
Gaawaay bu gën a kawe
lu tollu ci 2 km/h (1,2 mph)
Féey, xalaat
Lan lay lekk?
It is a nocturnal ambush predator that eats smaller fishes, crustaceans and cephalopods. It waits until prey swims close enough, then sucks it in through its large mouth.1
Dëgg-dëgg!Fotoy Estuarine stonefish
Estuarine stonefish. Foto: Dan Schofield. CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Ni ngay ko xàmmee

  • Drab brownish-grey, reddish or greenish-brown colour1
  • Skin has no scales and is covered in warts, often with filamentous algae growing on it1
  • Head is flattened, with small eyes set high and pointing upwards, and a deep pit behind and under each eye1
  • Large, almost vertical mouth with fringing cirri on the lips1
  • Camouflaged to look like a stone resting on the bottom; it has no bright warning colours1
  • Grows to a maximum of 60 cm1

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?

Each fin spine has two venom-producing glands. The venom affects the cardiovascular and neuromuscular systems. The sting is extremely painful and has been known to be lethal.1

Ni mu lore nit ñi?

Musiba ci nit: Am na musiba loolMën na rey nit ku ñu fajul.

It is considered one of the most dangerous venomous fishes. Stings are extremely painful and have been known to be fatal. Since European settlement, there have been no recorded deaths in Australia from stonefish venom, but deaths have been recorded elsewhere in its range.1

Xibaar bu baax: doktoor yi am nañu garab (sérum antivenimeux) walla ab paj ngir lii.1

Lan lay def bu tiitee?

When disturbed, it erects its venomous spines, which inject venom if the fish is stepped on.1

Su ay dagam jamee la

  • Antivenom can be given after envenomation. Immersing the sting wound in hot water can be used to denature the venom.1
  • 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?

Estuarine stonefish guddaayam lu tollu ci 60 cm (2 ft)Ab muusu kër lu tollu ci 50 cm (1,6 ft)Ab xaj lu tollu ci 1 m (3,3 ft)
guddu na ni 3 banaana yu ñu toftalemën na féey guddaayu pisin bu réy (50 m) ci 90 segond

Estuarine stonefish 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

It can tolerate being out of the water for up to 24 hours.1

2

It scoops out a shallow hollow in the seabed with its large pectoral fins and curls its tail around its body to hide.1

3

It is camouflaged to look like a stone, unlike many venomous animals that use bright warning colours.1

4

Females are larger than males.1

Tasukatu léeb

Xalaat bu juum: The species name horrida refers to its dangerous spines.

Dëgg: The name means "dreadful" or "frightful" and alludes to its appearance, not its venomous spines.1

Ngir boroom xam-xam ci daŋar

Turu xam-xam
Synanceia horrida
Mbooloo
Jën yu am daŋar
Njaboot
Synanceiidae2
Toftal
Perciformes
Kontinaa yi
Mbàmbulaanu End, Mbàmbulaanu Pasifik, Géeju Koraay, Géeju Andaman, Géeju Timor ak Arafura, Golfu Bengal, Mbàmbulaan yi
Musiba ci nit
4 / 5: Am na musiba lool3

Fa xibaar yi jóge

  1. Synanceia horrida (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Synanceia horrida (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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