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Leaf scorpionfish

Taenianotus triacanthus
Ci turam: Taenianotus combines the Latin 'taenia', a narrow flat band, with the Greek 'notus', meaning back, for its long fin. The species name triacanthus means 'three spines', although the fish actually has only two spines on its cheek.1
Dafay metti rekkBul laalDafay metti, waaye du la lor bu bon.
Jën yu am daŋar Dag yu am daŋarDafay lekk: Yàpp
Musiba ci nit: Dafay mettiMën na metti lool, waaye lu bon du faral di am.

The leaf scorpionfish is a flat, leaf-shaped fish that looks like a dead leaf drifting in the water. It lives on tropical coral reefs across the Indo-Pacific. It is special because it hides in plain sight and waits for its prey to come close.1

Dafay dund ci
Indo-Pacific, from the east African coast and Red Sea to Hawaii, the Galapagos Islands, the Ryukyu Islands and the coast of New South Wales1
Mbàmbulaanu Pasifik, Mbàmbulaanu End, Géeju Koraay, Géeju Siin gu Bëj-saalum, Géeju Filipin, Géeju Andaman, Géeju Timor ak Arafura, Golfu Bengal
Kër
It lives in tropical waters on coral reefs, from shallow water down to a depth of 130 m.1
Guddaay
10 cm (3,9 in)1
Gaawaay bu gën a kawe
lu tollu ci 2 km/h (1,2 mph)
Féey, xalaat
Lan lay lekk?
It is an ambush predator. It waits until a small fish or shrimp comes close, then moves in slowly with its pectoral fins and opens its mouth suddenly to suck the prey in. It eats small crustaceans, fishes and larvae.1
Dëgg-dëgg!Fotoy Leaf scorpionfish
Leaf scorpionfish. Foto: Diego Delso. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Ni ngay ko xàmmee

  • It is almost as flat as a leaf.1
  • Its colour varies from green, red, pink, brown, ocher and yellowish to ghostly white.1
  • A dark line runs through its eyes.1
  • Its large dorsal fin starts just behind the eyes and has 12 spines.1
  • Its skin often has blotches, and sometimes algae and hydroids grow on it.1

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?

The venom of the leaf scorpionfish is considerably weaker than that of the lionfish and stonefish.1

Ni mu lore nit ñi?

Musiba ci nit: Dafay mettiMën na metti lool, waaye lu bon du faral di am.

Lan lay def bu tiitee?

It relies on camouflage, resembling a dead leaf and making gentle sideways movements with its pelvic area so it looks like a drifting inert object.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?

Leaf scorpionfish guddaayam lu tollu ci 10 cm (3,9 in)Ab trombone lu tollu ci 3 cm (1,2 in)Ab smartphone lu tollu ci 15 cm (5,9 in)
guddu na ni 3 bloku tabax yu ñu toftalemën na féey guddaayu pisin bu réy (50 m) ci 90 segond

Leaf 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

It sheds its skin every 10 to 14 days.1

2

It can change colour after each moult.1

3

Sometimes real algae and hydroids grow on its skin, adding to its camouflage.1

4

It has appendages around its mouth that help it blend in with its surroundings.1

Tasukatu léeb

Xalaat bu juum: The species name triacanthus suggests the fish has three spines on its cheek.

Dëgg: The fish has only two such spines, despite its name.1

Ngir boroom xam-xam ci daŋar

Turu xam-xam
Taenianotus triacanthus
Mbooloo
Jën yu am daŋar
Njaboot
Scorpaenidae2
Toftal
Perciformes
Kontinaa yi
Mbàmbulaanu Pasifik, Mbàmbulaanu End, Géeju Koraay, Géeju Siin gu Bëj-saalum, Géeju Filipin, Géeju Andaman, Géeju Timor ak Arafura, Golfu Bengal, Mbàmbulaan yi
Musiba ci nit
2 / 5: Dafay metti3

Fa xibaar yi jóge

  1. Taenianotus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Taenianotus triacanthus (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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