škrpun | black scorpion fish

Black scorpion fish Black scorpion fish has a large and broad head, full of spikes, a big mouth and bulging eyes. His body is robust, short, tight and plump. The color is gray-brown or dark brown, and in some instances reddish. It grows up to 35 centimeters in length and weighs 80 dag. It is found where seabed is hard and covered with many holes and cracks. It avoids brackish water and closed bays and coves. It requires clear water for its residence. It occurs at depths between 5 and 15 m, to maximum of 50 meters. With spines on the dorsal fin and gill flaps has poisonous glands that split apart when stinging. Black scorpion fish is smaller than red scorpion fish, but its venom is powerful and sting painful. Because its poison is thermolabile best thing to do when stung is to put that part of the body in a hot water (as much as one can stand).

Škrpun, škrpoč Škrpoč je riba velike i široke glave pune bodlji, na kojoj se ističu velika usta i izbuljene oči. Tijelo mu je robusno, kratko, zbijeno i zdepasto. Boja je sivosmeđa ili tamnosmeđa, a kod nekih primjeraka i crvenkastosmeđa. Maksimalno naraste do 35 centimetara u duljinu i 80 dekagrama težine Nalazimo ga tamo gdje su dna tvrda i obrasla, po mogućnosti s mnogo rupa i pukotina. Izbjegava bočate vode te zatvorene uvale i zaljeve. Za svoje boravište traži čisto more. Najčešće boravi na dubinama između 5 i 15, a maksimalno se spušta do 50 metara. Uz bodlje leđne peraje i na škržnim zaklopcima ima otrovne žlijezde čija se ovojnica prilikom uboda raspukne. Škrpoč je manji od škrpine, ali je njegov otrov jači, a ubod bolniji. Budući da mu je otrov termolabilan najbolje je ubodeno mjesto staviti u što topliju vodu (koliko se može izdržati).

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