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• What is a demon stinger?What is a demon stinger?• AppearanceAppearance• Where do they live?Where do they live?• DietDiet• How did they get their name?How did they get their name?• BibliographyBibliography

• Very slow moving Very slow moving fishfish

• Delicacy in JapanDelicacy in Japan• Insect like legsInsect like legs• Other namesOther names

– bearded ghoulbearded ghoul– demon stingerfishdemon stingerfish

• Flattened snout eyes high on head Flattened snout eyes high on head • Length 25cmLength 25cm• Blends into rocksBlends into rocks• Usually brown sometimes white blotchesUsually brown sometimes white blotches• Long venomous dorsal fin spines very Long venomous dorsal fin spines very

painfulpainful• Lower pectoral fin rays detached rest finLower pectoral fin rays detached rest fin• Used to crawl on seabedUsed to crawl on seabed

• Eastern Indian Ocean to Western Pacific Eastern Indian Ocean to Western Pacific • AustraliaAustralia

– QueenslandQueensland– New South WalesNew South Wales

• Located as deep 90 metersLocated as deep 90 meters• Found in warm tropical waterFound in warm tropical water• Sandy bottoms, sea grass fields, Sandy bottoms, sea grass fields,

estuariesestuaries

• CarnivoreCarnivore• Eats live food Eats live food

– shrimp, small fish etc.shrimp, small fish etc.• Lie still & waits for foodLie still & waits for food• Capable of eating fish bigger than Capable of eating fish bigger than

head head

• Painful poisonPainful poison• Deadly for small creaturesDeadly for small creatures• Carried in dorsal fin spinesCarried in dorsal fin spines• Also look on faceAlso look on face

– meanmean– uglyugly– scaryscary

• http://australianmuseum.net.au/Demon-Stihttp://australianmuseum.net.au/Demon-Stingerfish-Inimicus-caledonicus-Sauvage-18ngerfish-Inimicus-caledonicus-Sauvage-187878

• http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthhttp://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1272851read.php?t=1272851

• http://www.tfhmagazine.com/blogs/2010/1http://www.tfhmagazine.com/blogs/2010/10/21/book-excerpt-lionfishes-and-other-sco0/21/book-excerpt-lionfishes-and-other-scorpionfishes/rpionfishes/

• http://http://www.succeedsocially.com/coolanimalswww.succeedsocially.com/coolanimals