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What is the most poisonous fish?
reef stonefish
The most venomous known fish is the reef stonefish. 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.
Is the coelacanth fish still alive?
After being found alive, the coelacanth was dubbed a “living fossil,” a description now shunned by scientists. The two extant species, both endangered, are the African coelacanth, found mainly near the Comoro Islands off the continent’s east coast, and the Indonesian coelacanth.
What fish was found recently that was thought to be extinct?
coelacanth
The primitive-looking coelacanth (pronounced SEEL-uh-kanth) was thought to have gone extinct with the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.
Where does the coelacanth live?
Distribution. Coelacanths are known primarily from the Comoros Islands, which are situated in the Western Indian Ocean between Madagascar and the east coast of Africa, but also live elsewhere along the east African coast and in Indonesian waters.
What fish can paralyze you?
The liver from a pufferfish, also known as fugu, is considered a delicacy in Japan. But eating it is risky, as the fish’s liver contains a high concentration of a deadly poison known as tetrodotoxin (TTX), which causes paralysis if ingested.
What fish went extinct in 2020?
Smooth handfish
Smooth handfish (Sympterichthys unipennis)—One of the few extinctions of 2020 that received much media attention, and it’s easy to see why. Handfish are an unusual group of species whose front fins look somewhat like human appendages, which they use to walk around the ocean floor.
Did fish exist with dinosaurs?
Since the extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago, fish have evolved and diversified, leading to the wide variety of fish species we see today. Sixty-six million years ago, it was a tough time to be a dinosaur (since they were, you know, all dying), but it was a great time to be a fish.
What does coelacanth taste like?
They don’t taste good. People, and most likely other fish-eating animals, don’t eat coelacanths because their flesh has high amounts of oil, urea, wax esters, and other compounds that give them a foul flavor and can cause sickness.
What are the 10 most dangerous fish in the world?
10 of the World’s Most Dangerous Fish 1 Puffer. The puffer, which is a 2 Red Lionfish. 3 Candiru. The candiru, ( Vandel 4 Great White Shark. 5 Moray Eel. There are probably 6 Tigerfish. Spanning several sp 7 Piranha. Piranha, also called 8 Stonefish. Stonefish (Synancei 9 Atlantic Manta. 10 Electric Eel.
What are the top 5 marine animals in South Africa?
South Africa’s Marine Big 5 1 The Great White Shark. 2 Southern Right Whales. 3 Dolphins. 4 The Cape Fur Seal. 5 The African Penguin.
Do white sharks return to Cape Cod each year?
Many of the tagged white sharks return to Cape Cod each year. The sharks were tagged with the following technologies: The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy provides some of the funding for the white shark movement study.
Where can I see the Great White Sharks in South Africa?
The Western Cape is one of the best places to see Great White Sharks at daringly close range, with hotspots including Seal Island in Mossel Bay, Dyer Island and Geyser Rock near Gansbaai, and the infamous Seal Island in False Bay, which is home to the “flying” Great White Sharks.