Rabbit fish

ramio · June 10, 2008, 22:13:04 CET

I was always thought that skalm has poisonous spines. Can anybody confirm if true?

bigboy · June 10, 2008, 22:14:56 CET

no no ramio the skalm is harmless. and so is the zundun. The only 2 which are poisonous from their family are the tracna and the sawt.

Arti2 · June 12, 2008, 12:30:06 CET

Emic if you take any pics of the rabbit fish I have a contact with a marine biologist in the university and would like some photos and some info. Area where you saw the rabbitfish, depth etc. He offered to give us any useful info on species we find new for maltese waters if we show him pics.

ramio · June 12, 2008, 21:48:15 CET

any body knows what the english name for the sawt is so I can find out what it looks like?

benri · June 13, 2008, 08:12:25 CET

Hi Ramio. It's in page 16 in Arti2's masterpiece. (they're in alphabetical order in Maltese)
Maltese:- Sawt
English:- Lesser Weever
Italian:- Tracina Vipera
Latin:- Echiichthys vipera
Class:- Actinopterygii
Order:- PERCIFORMES
Family:- Trachinidae
Genus:- Trachinus

ramio · June 13, 2008, 21:48:18 CET

Thanks Benri, must have missed it, will take alook at it.

EmicMalta · June 14, 2008, 19:54:03 CET

Quote from: Arti2 on June 12, 2008, 12:30:06 CET
Emic if you take any pics of the rabbit fish I have a contact with a marine biologist in the university and would like some photos and some info. Area where you saw the rabbitfish, depth etc. He offered to give us any useful info on species we find new for maltese waters if we show him pics.

Give him my mobile and i can talk to him. I can go and catch one so that can study on it.

ramio · June 14, 2008, 21:06:08 CET

Emic, Make sure you don't get hit by it this time!!! How is your hand ?

Arti2 · June 15, 2008, 08:34:07 CET

Quote from: EmicMalta on June 14, 2008, 19:54:03 CET
Quote from: Arti2 on June 12, 2008, 12:30:06 CET
Emic if you take any pics of the rabbit fish I have a contact with a marine biologist in the university and would like some photos and some info. Area where you saw the rabbitfish, depth etc. He offered to give us any useful info on species we find new for maltese waters if we show him pics.

Give him my mobile and i can talk to him. I can go and catch one so that can study on it.

I only have his e-mail Prof. PJ Schembri [patrick.j.schembri@um.edu.mt]

Arti2 · June 15, 2008, 08:42:15 CET

Quote from: bigboy on June 10, 2008, 22:14:56 CET
no no ramio the skalm is harmless. and so is the zundun. The only 2 which are poisonous from their family are the tracna and the sawt.

As far as I know there is no such fish called zundun. I think what you mean is Zondu, http://maltafishingforum.com/talk/index.php?topic=610.270 which is also poisonous.

bigboy · June 15, 2008, 09:35:42 CET

Sorry arti2 its because we call it zondun my apologies. Is it poisonous? :S i usually handle the zondu normally out of the parit because everyone always told me it was not poisonous.

EmicMalta · June 15, 2008, 11:06:25 CET

Quote from: ramio on June 14, 2008, 21:06:08 CET
Emic, Make sure you don't get hit by it this time!!! How is your hand ?

they gave me cream cos told me that was enough but afterb 7 days its still having some pain in it. And this time don t worry cos the 6.5mm spear will give better results on them

Arti2 · June 15, 2008, 13:10:58 CET

Quote from: bigboy on June 15, 2008, 09:35:42 CET
Sorry arti2 its because we call it zondun my apologies. Is it poisonous? :S i usually handle the zondu normally out of the parit because everyone always told me it was not poisonous.

The shoulder spines can inflict, painful stings. Usually found buried in the sand or mud.