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Lesser weever

Echiichthys vipera

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

生活在

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

首页

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

长度

28 cm (10.9 in)1

最高速度

约 4.2 公里/小时（2.6 英里/小时）

游泳, 粗略估计

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

怎样认出它

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 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

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 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

它害怕时会做什么？

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

如果它的刺扎到你

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