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Gafftopsail catfish

Bagre marinus

名字的由来： The name 'gafftopsail' refers to the fleshy extension on its dorsal spine, which looks like the fore-and-aft topsail of a ship.1

只是会疼不要触摸会疼，但不会对你造成严重伤害。

有毒的鱼

有毒的刺吃：肉

对人的危险: 很疼可能真的很疼，但几乎从不严重。

The gafftopsail catfish is a sea catfish with long, venomous spines that can cause painful wounds. It lives in warm coastal waters of the western Atlantic, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. The male carries the eggs in his mouth until they hatch.1

生活在

Western central Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, from Cape Cod to Brazil1

大西洋, 墨西哥湾, 加勒比海

首页

It lives in the sea and in brackish water, including estuaries, lagoons, brackish seas and mangroves. People meet it from piers, jetties, reefs and the surf, where it is a common catch in the Southeastern United States.1

长度

69 cm (2.3 ft)1

体重

450 g到4.5 kg (1 lb到10 lb)1

最高速度

约 7.5 公里/小时（4.7 英里/小时）

游泳, 粗略估计

它吃什么？

It eats mostly crustaceans, including crabs, shrimp and prawns, which make up about 95% of its diet. It also eats worms, other invertebrates and bony fish. Unlike many catfish, it feeds throughout the water column rather than mainly on the bottom.1

Gafftopsail catfish的照片 — Gafftopsail catfish。照片：Nick Loveland, no known copyright restrictions (public domain)。 Public domain, iNaturalist.

怎样认出它

Blue-grey to dark brown on the back, with a light grey belly.1
Deeply forked tail.1
Long, serrated venomous spines on the pectoral and dorsal fins.1
A small hump on the back that looks somewhat like a wave.1
A white or pale blue anal fin, and a fleshy extension on the dorsal spine.1

常被误认为： It resembles the hardhead catfish. The gafftopsail can be told apart by the distinctive fleshy extension on its dorsal spine.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？

Its long, serrated spines are venomous and can cause painful wounds.1

它对人有多危险？

对人的危险: 很疼可能真的很疼，但几乎从不严重。

The spines can cause painful wounds, so care should be taken when handling this fish.1

如果它的刺扎到你

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

注意安全

永远不要摸、抓或逗弄野生动物，即使是很小的，即使它看起来在睡觉或已经死了。
给它留出空间。如果遇到它，保持冷静，慢慢后退，让它走自己的路。
如果它的刺扎到你：保持冷静，保持不动，拨打你的急救电话（112、000、911）或尽快去医院。记住它长什么样，拍张照片会有帮助。

它不是冲着你来的。它用毒液捕猎或保护自己，而且它更愿意躲起来。更多安全知识

在世界哪里？

非洲亚洲欧洲北美洲南美洲澳大利亚和大洋洲大西洋加勒比海墨西哥湾

它有多大？

它有多长？

它有多重？

和 1 只家猫一样重

和 4 根香蕉首尾相接一样长差不多和一只家猫一样重24 秒就能游完一个大泳池（50 米）

Gafftopsail catfish和你比起来有多大？

只是在你的浏览器里算一算。什么都不会被保存或发送到任何地方。

它有多快？

一个在游泳的人 约 3 公里/小时 (1.9 mph)

Gafftopsail catfish 约 7.5 公里/小时 (4.7 mph)

一名奥运游泳选手 约 8 公里/小时 (5 mph)

值得了解

事实

Males carry the eggs in their mouths, and do not feed while they are brooding eggs or young.1

Anglers consider it a strong fighter, and it is attracted to the sound of struggling fish.1

Unlike most catfish, which mainly feed on the bottom, this fish feeds throughout the water column.1

Young fish are about 5 cm long when they hatch from the eggs.1

给毒液专家

学名: Bagre marinus
类别: 有毒的鱼
家人: Ariidae2
排序: Siluriformes
大洲: 大西洋, 墨西哥湾, 加勒比海, 海洋
宝宝: The male keeps up to 55 eggs in his mouth until they hatch, and may keep brooding the young until they are about 10 cm long. Spawning takes place over inshore mudflats from May to August.1
对人的危险: 2 / 5: 很疼3