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Lesser weever

Echiichthys vipera

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。

有毒液的棘刺

The lesser weever is a small, venomous fish that lies buried in sand on the sea floor, often close to the shore. Its venom is strong, and it is considered one of Europe's most dangerous weever species because it lives near beaches where people swim.1

分布在

Eastern Atlantic from the North Sea around the British Isles to Morocco and Madeira, and the Mediterranean1

大西洋, 地中海, 北海

首頁

It lives on sandy and muddy sea beds in the open sea, near the shore, from a few metres deep down to 150 m in winter. People meet it when swimmers disturb it in the water and when fishermen clean their nets.1

長度

28 cm (10,9 in)1

最高速度

大約 4,2 km/h（2,6 mph）

游泳, 粗略估計

Lesser weever 的照片 — Lesser weever。照片：Roberto Pillon。 CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎麼認出牠

Greyish-brown on the back and silvery-white on the sides1
Elongated body1
No spines in front of its eyes1
Usually rests partly buried in sand, with its eyes and the tip of its first dorsal fin showing1
Its first dorsal fin is completely black1

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 venom contains trachinine, a cytolysin (a substance that breaks down cells), along with serotonin, histamine-releasing substances and various enzymes. The sting causes acute and intense pain that often spreads to the area around the limb, and it peaks about 30 minutes after the sting. Swelling, redness, numbness, tingling, nausea and vomiting are common, and rare severe effects include abnormal heart rhythms, seizures, decreased blood pressure and unconsciousness.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 lesser weever can sting swimmers badly if they disturb it in the water, and fishermen can be stung when cleaning their nets. Because of its venom and its occurrence near beaches, it is considered one of Europe's most dangerous weever species. Some pain may continue for up to 24 hours.1

牠害怕時會做什麼？

It rests buried in the sand with only its eyes and the tip of its first dorsal fin exposed, and it stings when disturbed.1

如果牠的棘刺刺到你

Wash the wound, then immerse it in very hot water for at least an hour to ease the pain and help destroy the protein-based venom. The water should be 40 °C (104 °F) or as hot as the patient can tolerate. Reassure the patient that the sting is relatively harmless.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