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Spotted scorpionfish

Scorpaena plumieri

名字的由来： The scientific name Scorpaena plumieri honours Charles Plumier, a Franciscan friar and naturalist who discovered this fish at Martinique.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 spotted scorpionfish is a venomous fish that lives in the Atlantic Ocean. It hides on shallow coral reefs and rocky seabeds, where it waits, almost still, for small fish and crustaceans to come close. Its back spines carry venom, so it is one to keep well away from.1

生活在

Western Atlantic from Bermuda to Massachusetts and the northern Gulf of Mexico to southern Brazil; eastern Atlantic around Ascension Island and St. Helena1

大西洋, 加勒比海, 墨西哥湾

首页

It lives in shallow coral reefs and rocky areas, commonly found from 5 to 55 metres (16 to 180 ft) deep. It rests on the bottom, where it can be hard to see.1

长度

18 cm到45 cm (7.1 in到1.5 ft)1

体重

1.6 kg (3.4 lb)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 an ambush predator. It camouflages itself, waits until prey is in a good position, then uses its large mouth as a vacuum to suck the prey in quickly. Its prey includes fishes and crustaceans.1

Spotted scorpionfish的照片 — Spotted scorpionfish。照片：Pauline Walsh Jacobson。 CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎样认出它

Robust body with a dorsal fin that has 12 spines1
Colour varies from brown to black on a light background1
Dark spots on the head1
Orange or red underside1
Fins with dark bands and spots, most often with green spots; tail fin with dark bars1

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 spines on the back inject venom that contains cardiotoxins, which cause a drop in blood pressure and in heart and breathing rates. Symptoms include excruciating pain at the site, followed by swelling, redness and occasionally skin death. Other symptoms include nausea, vomiting, agitation, sweating, irregular heartbeat, difficulty breathing and severe low blood pressure.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 spines can pose a danger to humans.1

它害怕时会做什么？

When threatened, it spreads its pectoral fins and shows a bright colour, while venom glands at the base of its dorsal spines defend it against predators.1

如果它的刺扎到你

The main treatment for pain is to immerse the affected limb in hot water at 45 to 50 °C until the pain is relieved.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