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Ocellated waspfish

Apistus carinatus
Ci turam: The genus name Apistus means "untrustworthy" or "perfidious", a reference to the long, mobile spines around its eyes. The species name carinatus means "keeled", after the bony ridges on its head.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 ocellated waspfish is a small, venomous fish with spines in its fins. It lives in warm parts of the Indian and Pacific oceans, including the coasts of Africa, Asia and northern Australia. It is a nocturnal hunter that hides in sand during the day.1

Dafay dund ci
Indian and Pacific oceans, from the Red Sea and east Africa to the Philippines, Japan and Australia1
Géeju Timor ak Arafura, Golfu Bengal, Mbàmbulaanu End, Mbàmbulaanu Pasifik
Kër
It lives on sandy or silty seabeds, usually at depths of 15 to 50 m. It spends the day buried in the sand, with only its eyes showing.1
Guddaay
20 cm (7,9 in)1
Gaawaay bu gën a kawe
lu tollu ci 2 km/h (1,2 mph)
Féey, xalaat
Lan lay lekk?
It is a nocturnal predator. It uses its long pectoral fins to corner prey, and its chin barbels can detect prey buried in sand or mud.1
Dëgg-dëgg!Fotoy Ocellated waspfish
Ocellated waspfish. Foto: Rickard Zerpe. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Ni ngay ko xàmmee

  • Bluish to pinkish-grey body1
  • A large black spot (ocellus) on the rear of the spiny part of the back fin1
  • Long pectoral fins that are bright yellow1
  • Sensory barbels (fleshy feelers) on the chin1
  • Usually about 10 cm long, and up to 20 cm1

Kàttanu daŋar

Dag yu am daŋar

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

Ni mu lore nit ñi?

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

It is a small venomous fish. Its venom is carried in spines in its dorsal and anal fins.1

Lan lay def bu tiitee?

When disturbed, it spreads its long pectoral fins to show their bright yellow colour, which deters predators.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?

Ocellated waspfish guddaayam lu tollu ci 20 cm (7,9 in)Ab banaana lu tollu ci 18 cm (7,1 in)Ab muusu kër lu tollu ci 50 cm (1,6 ft)
guddu na ni 6 bloku tabax yu ñu toftalemën na féey guddaayu pisin bu réy (50 m) ci 90 segond

Ocellated waspfish 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

By day it buries itself in sand and exposes only its eyes.1

2

Its venom gland is found at the base of the spines in its dorsal and anal fins.1

3

It is sometimes caught as bycatch in Australian prawn fisheries, and in trawl and seine nets in the Persian Gulf.1

Ngir boroom xam-xam ci daŋar

Turu xam-xam
Apistus carinatus
Mbooloo
Jën yu am daŋar
Njaboot
Synanceiidae2
Toftal
Perciformes
Kontinaa yi
Géeju Timor ak Arafura, Golfu Bengal, Mbàmbulaanu End, Mbàmbulaanu Pasifik, Mbàmbulaan yi
Musiba ci nit
2 / 5: Dafay metti3

Fa xibaar yi jóge

  1. Apistus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Apistus carinatus (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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