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Scorpaenopsis diabolus, the false stonefish, false scorpionfish or the devil scorpionfish, [3] is a species of venomous marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes. It has venomous spines and lives in the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans as well as in the Red Sea.
The most venomous known fish is the reef stonefish. [8] [9] It has a remarkable ability to camouflage itself amongst rocks. It is an ambush predator that sits on the bottom waiting for prey to approach. Instead of swimming away if disturbed, it erects 13 venomous spines along its back. For defense it can shoot venom from each or all of these ...
Synanceia verrucosa, the reef stonefish or simply stonefish, is a species of venomous, marine ray-finned fish, belonging to the subfamily Synanceiinae which is classified as being within the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and their relatives.
[1] [2] They are often distinguished from poisonous animals, which instead passively deliver their toxins (called poison) to their victims upon contact such as through inhalation, absorption through the skin, or after being ingested. [1] [2] [3] The only difference between venomous animals and poisonous animals is how they deliver the toxins. [3]
The red lionfish (Pterois volitans) is a venomous coral reef fish in the family Scorpaenidae, order Scorpaeniformes.It is mainly native to the Indo-Pacific region, but has become an invasive species in the Caribbean Sea, as well as along the East Coast of the United States and East Mediterranean and also found in Brazil at Fernando de Noronha.
The Lionfish (Pterois) is a genus of venomous predatory fish. It may also refer to: ... This page was last edited on 9 January 2025, at 18:42 (UTC).
The dorsal fin contains between 11 and 17 spines and 8 and 17 soft rays while the anal fin usually has between 1 and 3 spines, normally 3, and 3 to 9 soft rays, typically 5, There is a single spine in the pelvic fin and between 2 and 5 soft rays, again typically 5, while the large pectoral fin contains 11–25 soft rays and sometimes has a few ...
23 cm (9.1 in) Tinker's butterflyfish: Chaetodon tinkeri: No: White with small black spots, a yellow mask, and a black dorsal fin. 15 cm (5.9 in) Masked butterflyfish: Chaetodon semilarvatus: No: Bright lemon yellow with subtle vertical orange stripes and a black splotch behind the eye. 23 cm (9.1 in) Reef butterflyfish: Chaetodon sedentarius ...