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What is a demon stinger? What is a demon stinger? Appearance Appearance Where do they live? Where do they live? Diet Diet How did they get their name? How did they get their name? Bibliography Bibliography

Very slow moving fish Very slow moving fish Delicacy in Japan Delicacy in Japan Insect like legs Insect like legs Other names Other names –bearded ghoul –demon stingerfish

Flattened snout eyes high on head Flattened snout eyes high on head Length 25cm Length 25cm Blends into rocks Blends into rocks Usually brown sometimes white blotches Usually brown sometimes white blotches Long venomous dorsal fin spines very painful Long venomous dorsal fin spines very painful Lower pectoral fin rays detached rest fin Lower pectoral fin rays detached rest fin Used to crawl on seabed Used to crawl on seabed

Eastern Indian Ocean to Western Pacific Eastern Indian Ocean to Western Pacific Australia Australia –Queensland –New South Wales Located as deep 90 meters Located as deep 90 meters Found in warm tropical water Found in warm tropical water Sandy bottoms, sea grass fields, estuaries Sandy bottoms, sea grass fields, estuaries

Carnivore Carnivore Eats live food Eats live food –shrimp, small fish etc. Lie still & waits for food Lie still & waits for food Capable of eating fish bigger than head Capable of eating fish bigger than head

Painful poison Painful poison Deadly for small creatures Deadly for small creatures Carried in dorsal fin spines Carried in dorsal fin spines Also look on face Also look on face –mean –ugly –scary

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