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Mottled spinefoot

Siganus fuscescens
Ci turam: The specific name fuscescens means "darkened", thought to refer to its dark upper body.1
Dafay metti rekkBul laalDafay metti, waaye du la lor bu bon.
Jën yu am daŋar Dag yu am daŋarDafay lekk: Gàncax
Musiba ci nit: Dafay mettiMën na metti lool, waaye lu bon du faral di am.

The mottled spinefoot is a marine fish that lives in warm coastal waters of the Western Pacific and eastern Indian Oceans. It has venomous spines on its fins, so it is best to leave it alone in the water. It is also an important food fish in many places.1

Dafay dund ci
Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Pacific Ocean, from the Andaman Sea to Fiji and Samoa, north to Japan and south to Australia1
Mbàmbulaanu Pasifik, Géeju Filipin, Géeju Koraay, Géeju Timor ak Arafura
Kër
It lives in shallow coastal waters, usually as deep as 50 m, among algae, sea grass, coral and rocky reefs. It is often found in large estuaries. In Australia its range runs from Busselton in Western Australia around the tropical north coast to the Nadgee River in southern New South Wales.1
Guddaay
40 cm (1,3 ft)1
Gaawaay bu gën a kawe
lu tollu ci 5,5 km/h (3,4 mph)
Féey, xalaat
Lan lay lekk?
Juveniles mainly eat filamentous algae. Adults prefer leafy algae and sea grass.1
Dëgg-dëgg!Fotoy Mottled spinefoot
Mottled spinefoot. Foto: Rick Stuart-Smith / Reef Life Survey. CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Ni ngay ko xàmmee

  • Moderately slender, flattened body1
  • Overall colour greenish-grey to brown, fading to silvery on the lower body1
  • Many small light-bluish spots on the flanks1
  • A slender brown bar along the upper edge of the gill cover1
  • Adults show a mottled pattern when asleep or threatened1

Ñu ngi koy faral di jaxasoo ak: It is very similar in appearance to the white-spotted spinefoot (Siganus canaliculatus), and the two are sometimes confused. They often live in the same areas.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?

It has venomous spines in its dorsal and pelvic fins. The venom is similar to that of stonefishes. It can cause sharp pain, bleeding and numbness at the puncture site.1

Ni mu lore nit ñi?

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

The venom is usually non-lethal.1

Lan lay def bu tiitee?

When threatened, adults adopt a mottled pattern and may use their venomous spines.1

Su ay dagam jamee la

  • Soaking the affected area in water of around 45°C could help eliminate or ease the pain.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?

Mottled spinefoot guddaayam lu tollu ci 40 cm (1,3 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 banaana yu ñu toftaleguddu na ni 12 bloku tabax yu ñu toftalemën na féey guddaayu pisin bu réy (50 m) ci 33 segond

Mottled spinefoot ni mu réye ci wetu YOW?

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Xibaar

1

Fish of this species form schools. Larvae gather in groups of about 200, and may hold as many as 5,000.1

2

Juveniles are often dried and sold in large quantities, while adults are sold fresh.1

3

Fish more than two years old may spawn more than once in a season.1

Ngir boroom xam-xam ci daŋar

Turu xam-xam
Siganus fuscescens
Mbooloo
Jën yu am daŋar
Njaboot
Siganidae2
Toftal
Acanthuriformes
Kontinaa yi
Mbàmbulaanu Pasifik, Géeju Filipin, Géeju Koraay, Géeju Timor ak Arafura, Mbàmbulaan yi
Liir yi
Each female lays around 300,000 eggs in a single spawning. Spawning happens near the edge of the reef on the 4th or 5th day of a new moon.1
Musiba ci nit
2 / 5: Dafay metti3

Fa xibaar yi jóge

  1. Siganus fuscescens (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Siganus fuscescens (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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