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Devil firefish

Pterois miles

名字的由來： The scientific name comes from Greek pteron, meaning "wing", and Latin miles, meaning "soldier".1

需要看醫生不要碰很少致命，但如果被牠的棘刺刺到，要去看醫生。

有毒液的魚

有毒液的棘刺吃：肉

對人的危險: 嚴重如果被牠的棘刺刺到，要去看醫生。死亡案例非常罕見。

The devil firefish, also called the common lionfish, is a striped fish with long, feathery fins. It lives in the Indian Ocean, from the Red Sea to Indonesia, and has also spread into the Mediterranean, the east coast of the United States and the Caribbean. Its fin spines are venomous and can cause severe pain, so give it plenty of room.1

分布在

Indian Ocean, from the Red Sea to South Africa and Indonesia; also the Mediterranean, US east coast and Caribbean1

印度洋, 太平洋, 紅海, 安達曼海, 珊瑚海, 菲律賓海, 南海, 阿拉伯海與波斯灣, 孟加拉灣

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It is usually found in areas with crevices or lagoons, often on the outer slopes of coral reefs. In the daytime it hides in crevices.1

長度

35 cm (1,1 ft)1

最高速度

大約 2 km/h（1,2 mph）

游泳, 粗略估計

牠吃什麼？

It is mainly nocturnal and feeds on fish and small crustaceans.1

Devil firefish 的照片 — Devil firefish。照片：Daniel Benák。 CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎麼認出牠

Colour ranges from reddish to tan or grey.1
Many thin, dark, vertical bars run across its head and body.1
The dorsal fin looks feathery, and the pectoral fins are wing-like.1
It grows up to 35 cm (14 in) long.1
Its head is less angular than that of the red lionfish.1

常被誤認為： It is frequently confused with its close relative, the red lionfish (Pterois volitans), which is very similar in appearance. The red lionfish does not occur in the Red Sea, and its head is more angular.1

毒液力量

有毒液的棘刺

尖銳的棘刺帶著毒液。踩到或抓到牠都會很痛。

牠的毒液有什麼作用？

The fin spines are highly venomous. A sting can cause extreme pain, vomiting, convulsions, minor paralysis and breathing difficulties.1

牠對人有多危險？

對人的危險: 嚴重如果被牠的棘刺刺到，要去看醫生。死亡案例非常罕見。

The fin spines have caused death in some reported cases, but a sting is rarely fatal. Some people are more sensitive to the venom than others, and symptoms vary in severity from person to person.1

牠害怕時會做什麼？

Its venomous spines help protect it, which is probably why it has few predators.1

如果牠的棘刺刺到你

Immediate emergency medical attention is strongly recommended after any sting, even for healthy adults, because reactions vary and can be unpredictable.1
把傷口泡在熱水裡，水溫要在傷者能忍受、又不會燙傷的範圍內（先用你自己的手試水溫），泡 30 到 90 分鐘。要就醫，特別是被石頭魚和魟魚刺傷時。

一定要先打緊急電話（112、000、911）。這是一般急救指引，不是醫療建議。急救基本知識