STONE FISH

BY JOSH C

CONTENTS

. INTRODUCTION 3

. HABITAT 4

. PAIN 5

. FUN FACT 6

. APPEARANCE 7

. DIET 8

. RELATIONS 11

. CONCLUSION 11

. REFEREENCES 12

. GLOSSARY 12

. INDEX 13

INTRODUCTION

Have you ever wondered when you are in the water what creatures are lurking at the bottom? Well, there are a number of species including crustaceans, echinoderm but the most feared is the stone fish with 13 spines that inject deadly venom.

By the end of this report you will know how heavy it is, the pain it can inject and lots of interesting facts throughout this amazing report.

HABITAT

The reef stone fish is found in coral reefs, rocky coastal shelves and it is also found in sallow waters. It is an easy mistake to enter the reef stone fish’s home and stand on it. The country it has been most found in is the Indonesia waters and Australia.

PAINThe reef stone fish can cause a lot of pain. It’s sting is so painful that victims have been known to beg to have their foot chopped off (ouch!). The venom injected from the stone fish sting is deadly if not treated quickly.

The stone fish can kill a person within 2 hours that’s 22 in 24 hours unless he or she is treated in time with anti-venom.

FUN

FAC

TS

!

Did you know the reef stone fish

weight is 2.26796kgs (five pounds)

that is almost 2400 grams.

The Reef stone fish is also know as

the dornorn is the most venomous

bottom dweller and fish in the

world.`1

APPEARAN

CE

The stone fish is one of the most camouflaged fish in the world.

Is that piece of weed covered rock or a fish? Stone fish are disguised to look like a rock lying on the seabed.

This camouflaged fish hides from prey and predations such as bottom feeding sharks and rays.

DIET

WHAT IT EATS

The reef stone fish feeds on

small fish such as shrimps

and other bottom creepy

crawlies.

The reef stone fish’s eyes

make it able to see nice juicy

shrimps, lobster and

crayfish.

HOW IT EATS

The Stone Fish eats as fast

as a human can blink it’s

eye. The stone fish lies

quietly, and when prey

swims above it, spike will

come up and stab the prey

and the stone fish then eats

it.

RELA

TIO

NS

The stone fish has 5 different species.

- The Indonesia stone fish

The red sea stone fish

The Estuarine stone fish

The reef stone fish

And of course, the Stone fish itself.

Con

clusio

n

So we’ve come to the end of this amazing report.

I hope you have learnt lots of super facts.

I have been memorized by this strange and breath taking fish this has made me so interested that I want to learn much, much more.

Has it interested you?

BIBLIOGRAGHY

WEBSITES

- www.mnn.com

- www.earthmatter.com

- www.animals.com

- www.drunkonblue.com

- www.australiamusem.net.au

- www.factzoo.com

BOOKS

-100 most feared creatures

-Most strange fish

GLOGSSARY

-Camouflage- VERB, His green clothes Camouflage him into the bush .

Conceal- Cover up-disguise-hide-mask.

Victim-NOUN, The victim is the person that it is on such as the vilan is going for the victim.

MISTAKE- an Accident

INDEX

-TITLE PAGE 1

-CONTENTS PAGE 2

-INTRODUCTION PAGE 3

-HABITAT PAGE 4

-PAIN PAGE 5

-APPEARANCE PAGE 6

-DIET PAGE 7

-RELATIONS PAGE 8

-CONCLUSION PAGE 9

-REFERENCES PAGE 10

-GLOSSARY PAGE 12