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Devil firefish

Pterois miles

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

需要看医生不要触摸很少致命，但如果它的刺扎到你，要去看医生。

有毒的鱼

有毒的刺吃：肉

对人的危险: 严重如果它的刺扎到你，要去看医生。死亡非常罕见。

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

生活在

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, 红海, 安达曼海, 珊瑚海, 菲律宾海, 南海, 阿拉伯海和波斯湾, 孟加拉湾

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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

长度

35 cm (1.1 ft)1

最高速度

约 2 公里/小时（1.2 英里/小时）

游泳, 粗略估计

它吃什么？

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.

怎样认出它

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

常被误认为： 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

毒液之力

有毒的刺

锋利的刺带着毒液。踩到或抓住它会很疼。

它的毒液会造成什么？

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

它对人有多危险？

对人的危险: 严重如果它的刺扎到你，要去看医生。死亡非常罕见。

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

它害怕时会做什么？

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

如果它的刺扎到你

Immediate emergency medical attention is strongly recommended after any sting, even for healthy adults, because reactions vary and can be unpredictable.1
把伤口泡在热水里，水温以不烫伤为限、尽量热（先用你自己的手试一试），泡 30 到 90 分钟。去看医生，尤其是被石头鱼和魟鱼伤到时。

一定先拨打你的急救电话（112、000、911）。这里是一般急救指导，不是医疗建议。急救基础