Fish-stone is the most poisonous inhabitant of the sea depths.

Fish-stone is the most ugly and poisonous creature, hiding on the bottom of the oceans. For a very extravagant appearance it is often called a wart. This small fish in length rarely exceeds 20 cm. All her body is covered with outgrowths in the form of bumps and warts. On the head with outgrowths there is a huge mouth and small eyes. The trunk without scales has a brownish-brown color with light spots and stripes. During the year, the wart changes the skin several times. Twelve very hard venomous spines are concentrated on its dorsal fin. Since most of the life the fish-stone spends on the bottom, slowly crawling along it, then its pectoral fins have acquired a wide base. Poisonous ducts and They are not only used in dorsal spines. They are also concentrated on the anal and thoracic
Fins.

Warts are most often found near the coasts of the tropical seas of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. They lead a quiet and very sedentary lifestyle. They live in shallow waters in coral reefs, hiding between the small rocks that overgrown them. Still they very much love lava piles. Being a lucky predator is very important for this fish. Stone or sand is the best shelter for her. She is capable of lying in an ambush for hours and waiting for a gaping scattered prey. Burrowing into the ground, the wart often leaves the back outside. If you look at it from above, it will resemble a cobblestone with algae. That's why it is often compared to stone.

Despite the lazy lifestyle, fish-stone is extremely irritable. At the slightest hint of a threat, she immediately raises thorns on her spine
Fin. It is in their basis is the poison. These needles are so strong that even shoes can not protect against them. If the fish step on or touch
Before it, it instantly plunges them into human flesh. For a person, the poison of a wart is very dangerous. Most often, unexpected encounters with this fish end up lethal. But even if a person is lucky - he will survive, then almost certainly will remain an invalid for life. The poison of stone-fish - tetrodotoxin - is the most dangerous among all known toxins, which are endowed with inhabitants of the sea depths. After penetrating the blood vessels of the body, it destroys the red blood cells and affects the central nervous system. Often The mouth does not even have time to realize what happened. The pain shock is so strong that a person simply loses consciousness. If he is not provided with high-quality medical assistance on time, death can come in five hours.

In different nations, stone fish has many names. The genus of wart includes seven species, and all of them are found in the Red Sea. The most common is the view of Synanceia verrucosa. This is the largest representative of wart. In length it can reach 40 cm, and weighs about 2.5 kg. His diet consists of small fish and crayfish, which he swallows with his huge mouth along with water. Smaller species can be found in the popular fish markets of the Pacific countries. There they are very refined and delicious delicacy.