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Spotted scat

Scatophagus argus

名字的由来： The name argus comes from Argus, a mythical guardian with a hundred eyes, and refers to the spots on the fish's body. The genus name Scatophagus means "dung eater".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：什么都来一点

对人的危险: 很疼可能真的很疼，但几乎从不严重。

The spotted scat is a fish with a rectangular body covered in brown spots. It lives in shallow, muddy coastal waters across the Indo-Pacific, from the Persian Gulf to southeastern Australia. It can sting with small spines near its front, which makes it worth knowing about.1

生活在

Indo-Pacific, from the Persian Gulf to Japan, New Guinea, New South Wales, Fiji and French Polynesia; small population near Malta1

印度洋, 太平洋, 红海, 安达曼海, 南海, 菲律宾海, 珊瑚海, 阿拉伯海和波斯湾, 帝汶海和阿拉弗拉海, 孟加拉湾

首页

It lives in sheltered, shallow coastal waters such as estuaries, harbours, mangrove pools and the lower parts of freshwater streams, especially where minerals are concentrated. Juveniles float in the surface film of the water.1

长度

38 cm (1.2 ft)1

最高速度

约 5.5 公里/小时（3.4 英里/小时）

游泳, 粗略估计

它吃什么？

Adults eat a wide range of food, and a 1992 study of adults in the Philippines found they mainly ate plant matter. Juveniles prefer zooplankton, which are tiny animals that drift in the water.1

Spotted scat的照片 — Spotted scat。照片：Brian Gratwicke。 CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎样认出它

Rectangular, strongly flattened body with a steep head profile1
Body greenish-brown to silvery, with many brown to red-brown spots1
Occurs in two colour forms, green scat and ruby or red scat1
Juveniles are greenish-brown with a few large dark blotches or five or six dark vertical bars1
Adults reach a maximum total length of 38 cm1

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 spotted scat has small spines in its front parts that inject venom when it stings. The venom causes great pain and dizziness.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。

Its sting causes great pain and dizziness. Some people catch and eat it in its native waters, so fishers and anyone handling the fish are most at risk of being stung.1

如果它的刺扎到你

Treatment is often done by soaking the sting site in hot water.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

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太平洋印度洋红海珊瑚海南海菲律宾海安达曼海阿拉伯海和波斯湾帝汶海和阿拉弗拉海孟加拉湾

它有多大？

它有多长？

和 12 块玩具积木排成一排一样长33 秒就能游完一个大泳池（50 米）

Spotted scat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)

Spotted scat 约 5.5 公里/小时 (3.4 mph)

一名奥运游泳选手 约 8 公里/小时 (5 mph)

值得了解

事实

Young scats live in freshwater and move to saltwater as they mature.1

The spotted scat comes in two colour forms, a green scat and a ruby or red scat.1

Spotted scats live in schools.1

The spotted scat is a popular aquarium fish.1

Females become sexually mature at around 7 to 9 months old and about 150 g in weight, while males mature at a smaller size.1

谣言粉碎机

谣言： Scats are named because they feed on dung and offal.

真相： The name may be misleading. The habit of eating offal has not been confirmed in diet studies.1

给毒液专家

学名: Scatophagus argus
类别: 有毒的鱼
家人: Scatophagidae2
排序: Acanthuriformes
大洲: 印度洋, 太平洋, 红海, 安达曼海, 南海, 菲律宾海, 珊瑚海, 阿拉伯海和波斯湾, 帝汶海和阿拉弗拉海, 孟加拉湾, 海洋
宝宝: Females lay transparent, spherical eggs about 0.7 mm across, which hatch about 20 hours after fertilisation.1
对人的危险: 2 / 5: 很疼3