Fish ruff, living in the Black and Azov Seas, as well as in the Kerch Strait, has several names: the small scorpion fish, sea ruff, Scorpid, Black Sea scorpion-ruff, Scorpaena porcus (Latin name).It belongs to the order scorpaeniformes, family Scorpaenidae.It lives in the bottom layer at a depth of about 40 m.
Appearance is very specific ruff fish.Marine life is disproportionate, on the flattened head comes the third part of the total length.On the body of a lot of different length and poisonous spines (thorns).Eyes large, prominent, highly placed.Mouth large with small teeth.The color depends on the color of the seabed and can vary from red-brown to dark tones of gray.Throughout the body, there are dark spots that contribute to better disguise.Here's a she, ruff fish.Photo shows all its quirkiness.
scorpion grows slowly in adulthood, it is rarely longer than 30 cm and weighs 1 kg.With the growth it has to change its "skin", like snakes.The more it eats, the more often it is a kind of molting.The first impression from what he saw at the depth of the fish - it is a stone covered with algae.Occasionally ruff fish swims in the river with a calm passage.It turns out that she is able to live in fresh water.
eats fish ruff various crustaceans and small fish.Moreover, it is not necessary either for someone to chase.She remained in place, waiting for the catch itself zaplyvet into her mouth or makes sharp throw in finding the object of her craft in range.This fish is inactive and nepugliva.
Breeding occurs in May-August.Spawning occurs in portions.Portions with the eggs in the mucosa float to the sea surface.Just before the release of mucus dissolves fry.Hatched fry any time are at the surface, and then lowered to the bottom layer, in which they live.
Fish ruff is poisonous.For most of the spikes, located on the back, the belly and around the anus, suitable channels glands that produce poison.If you touch them the skin is removed, exposing the "needle" through which injected a poisonous liquid.Especially dangerous are such injuries in the early spring, when the fish have an increased level of hormones.Known and deaths of a large number of the poison that has entered the human body.
thorns fish ruff does not use during the hunt, they needed only to protect her.In case of danger scorpion directs its thorns in the side of the enemy and trying to swim away completely.Fish out of water, in addition to the protruding spines, can also produce sounds similar to a snarl.She seemed to be warned that you should not touch it.
If the injection of its spike could not be avoided, then the wounds need to squeeze as much blood from which the poison is removed.Then you need to hold the affected area under a stream of hot water, and then seek medical attention.
Despite the toxicity of thorns, edible fish ruff.Moreover, it is considered a delicacy.Its meat is white, juicy, and if baked in foil, then simply "Yum."There is an opinion that it is especially useful for men, because increases the potency.
