Yellow boxfish
Májèlé nínú awọ rẹ̀Oúnjẹ rẹ̀: Díẹ̀ nínú ohun gbogboOnímájèlé, kì í ṣe olóróThe yellow boxfish is a box-shaped fish with a hard, rigid body and bright yellow skin with black spots. It lives on coral reefs across the Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea and east Africa to Hawaii and northern New Zealand. It is special because it can release a toxic mucus when stressed, which harms other fish nearby.1

Bí o ṣe lè dá a mọ̀
- Box-shaped body covered by a rigid, armoured shell called a carapace1
- Young fish are bright yellow with black spots all over the body1
- As it ages, the yellow fades and very old fish are blue-grey to black with faded yellow1
- Usually found alone, as it is a solitary fish1
A sábà máa ń ṣì í mọ̀ sí: The spotted boxfish (Ostracion meleagris) has the same box shape and spots. The yellow boxfish is mainly bright yellow with dark spots, while the spotted boxfish is darker with white spots.1
Agbára májèlé
Awọ rẹ̀ ní májèlé. Ó léwu láti fọwọ́ kàn án, lá a tàbí jẹ ẹ́.
Kí ni májèlé rẹ̀ máa ń ṣe?
When stressed, it secretes a toxic mucus containing a neurotoxin called ostracitoxin, which attacks the nerves. This toxin is highly harmful to marine fish: it breaks down their red blood cells, which then clump together. Nearby fish may be killed when they are exposed to it.1
Báwo ló ṣe léwu tó fún ènìyàn?
Ewu fún ènìyàn: Fúyẹ́Bí ìtani oyin tàbí kò tó bẹ́ẹ̀. Kò fẹ́rẹ̀ẹ́ léwu fún ènìyàn.Kí ni ó máa ń ṣe nígbà tí ẹ̀rù bá bà á?
When threatened, it releases toxic mucus, and its bright yellow and black colours warn predators to stay away.1
Bí ẹnìkan bá fọwọ́ kàn án tàbí jẹ ẹ́
- Bí ẹnìkan bá jẹ ẹ́ tàbí tí ó ní àmì àìsàn lẹ́yìn tí ó jẹ ẹ́: pe nọ́ńbà pàjáwìrì rẹ tàbí ibùdó ìmọ̀ràn májèlé lẹ́sẹ̀kẹsẹ̀.
Máa kọ́kọ́ pe nọ́ńbà pàjáwìrì rẹ nígbà gbogbo (112, 000, 911). Èyí jẹ́ ìtọ́sọ́nà ìtọ́jú àkọ́kọ́ gbogbogbò, kì í ṣe ìmọ̀ràn ìṣègùn. Ìpìlẹ̀ ìtọ́jú àkọ́kọ́
Wà láìléwu
- Má ṣe fọwọ́ kan, mú tàbí yọ ẹranko igbó lẹ́nu láéláé, kódà bí ó bá kéré, kódà bí ó bá dà bí ẹni pé ó ń sùn tàbí ó ti kú.
- Fún un ní àyè. Bí o bá pàdé ọ̀kan, farabalẹ̀, sẹ́yìn díẹ̀díẹ̀ kí o sì jẹ́ kí ó máa bá ọ̀nà rẹ̀ lọ.
- Bí o bá fọwọ́ kàn án tàbí jẹ ẹ́: má ṣe fọwọ́ pa ojú tàbí ẹnu rẹ, fọ ọwọ́ rẹ kí o sì wá ìrànlọ́wọ́ ìṣègùn.
Kò wá ọ kiri láti ṣe ọ́ léṣe. Májèlé rẹ̀ wà níbẹ̀ kìkì kí ohunkóhun má baà jẹ ẹ́. Sí i nípa wíwà láìléwu
Níbo ní ayé?
Báwo ló ṣe tóbi tó?
Báwo ló ṣe gùn tó?
ó gùn tó ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀ 2.5 tí a tò tẹ̀léra
ó gùn tó bíríkì ìṣeré 14 tí a tò sí ìlà kan
lè lúwẹ̀ẹ́ gígùn adágún ìwẹ̀ ńlá (50 m) ní ìṣẹ́jú-àáyá 45Báwo ni Yellow boxfish ṣe tóbi tó tí a bá fi wé ÌWỌ?
Ìṣirò nìkan nínú bráwúsà rẹ. A kò fi ohunkóhun pamọ́, a kò sì fi ránṣẹ́ sí ibikíbi.
Báwo ló ṣe yára tó?
Òtítọ́
Engineers have studied boxfish to inspire designs for a concept car, bridge box girders and an airship.1
The carapace was once thought to help stability, but it was found to slightly increase drag and make the fish less stable.1
The fish can make humming and clicking sounds using the muscles of its swim bladder.1
The toxic mucus contains a bacterium, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, which may play a role in the fish's defence.1
Juvenile fish are brighter yellow than adults, and this bright colour is thought to deter predators early in life.1
Boxfish are strong, swift swimmers despite their stiff, box-shaped bodies.1
Olùfọ́ àròsọ
Àròsọ: Boxfish are weak swimmers because of their boxy shape.
Òtítọ́: Boxfish are surprisingly strong swimmers. Their shape creates swirling water patterns that help them steer through reefs and make sharp turns.1
Fún àwọn amòye oró
- Orúkọ sáyẹ́ǹsì
- Ostracion cubicum
- Ẹgbẹ́
- Àwọn ẹranko onímájèlé mìíràn
- Ìdílé
- Ostraciidae2
- Ètò
- Tetraodontiformes
- Àwọn kọ́ńtínẹ́ńtì
- Òkun Pàsífíìkì, Òkun Íńdíà, Òkun Pupa, Òkun Coral, Òkun Fílípínì, Òkun Gúúsù Ṣáínà, Òkun Tímọ̀ àti Òkun Àráfúrà, Ìyawọlẹ̀ Òkun Bẹ̀ngál, Àwọn òkun ńlá
- Bí ó ṣe ń ṣe nínú igbó
- Least Concern1
- Ewu fún ènìyàn
- 1 / 5: Fúyẹ́3
Ibi tí àwọn òtítọ́ ti wá
- Yellow boxfish (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Ostracion cubicum (iNaturalist): orúkọ àti ìpínsísọ̀rí.
- Venom Wiki: ìpele ewu, ìtóbi déédé àti àfojúbù ìyára jẹ́ tiwa. Wo bí a ṣe ń ṣírò wọn: Bí a ṣe ń díwọ̀n ewu.
Gbogbo òtítọ́ ojú-ìwé yìí ní nọ́ńbà tó tọ́ka sí orísun rẹ̀. Bí a bá ṣe àṣìṣe, má bínú, olólùfẹ́ ẹranko ni wá, kì í ṣe ìwé ìròyìn sáyẹ́ǹsì. Sọ fún wa ní [email protected] a ó sì tún un ṣe.


