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It has a slow behavior, it is usually camouflaged at the bottom of the coral reef (most often in protrusions and algae). It usually waits buried in the sand at the bottom or in debris, waiting for prey to attack immediately. When threatened, raise the dorsal fins with venom spines (to arch the body
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has a many spined, compressed oblong-shaped body, tapering towards the tail. It has a quite short head and snout with an obvious occipital pi and either a small or absent posttemporal spine. There are two spiny points on the preorbital bone above the mouth while the suborbital ridge has three spiny
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These fish are venomous and can pose danger to humans, and they must be handled with care. The venom is located along the spines on the dorsal, pelvic and anal fins. The venom contains neurotoxins, cytotoxins, and potent hemotoxins. Envenomation results in intense and immediate pain, with swelling
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has 16-20 fin rays. The body is covered in large, smooth scales and the lateral line is complete. The caudal fin is rounded. The background color may be red, brown, greenish-brown, yellow or white. They are paler on the lower body than on the upper and the lower parts of the head and body and the
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inside surface of base of pectoral fins have small, round dark spots. The pectoral fins can either be green-brown or yellow in the center. There are 3 or 4 brown blotches along the flank below the
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368:Virginia
337:Behavior
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188:Cuvier
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