No. 1232 of 1,402
Asian stinging catfish
Heteropneustes fossilis
Venomous fish🌵 Venomous spines
Danger to people: SeriousA bite or sting needs a doctor. Deaths are very rare.Asian stinging catfish belongs to the group: Venomous fish. It lives in: Asia.2
Venom power
Venomous spines
Sharp spines carry the venom. Stepping on it or grabbing it hurts.
How dangerous is it to people?
Danger to people: SeriousA bite or sting needs a doctor. Deaths are very rare.🚑 If it bites or stings
- Put the wound in hot water, as hot as the person can stand without burning (test it with your own hand), for 30 to 90 minutes. Get medical help, especially for stonefish and stingrays.
Always call your emergency number first (112, 000, 911). This is general first aid guidance, not medical advice. First aid basics
⛑️ Stay safe
- Never touch, catch or tease a wild animal, even a small one, and even if it looks asleep or dead.
- Give it space. If you meet one, stay calm, step back slowly and let it go its own way.
- If one bites or stings you: stay calm, keep still, call your emergency number (112, 000, 911) or get to a hospital fast. Remember what it looked like, a photo helps.
It is not out to get you. It uses its venom to catch food or to protect itself, and it would much rather hide. More about staying safe
Where in the world?
How big is it?
How long is it?
🧱as long as 8 toy building bricks in a row🏊could swim the length of a big swimming pool (50 m) in 33 seconds
How big is Asian stinging catfish compared to YOU?
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How fast is it?
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
Asian stinging catfish about 5.5 km/h (3.4 mph)
A kid on a bike about 12 km/h (7.5 mph)
A galloping horse about 65 km/h (40 mph)
Where the facts come from
- Heteropneustes fossilis (iNaturalist): names and classification.
- Venom Wiki: the danger level, the typical size and the speed guess are our own. See how we work them out: How we rate danger.
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