Dangerous spines

Various other species of fish in the Marine environment carry venom along with their own hypodermic needle (Spine). Below are just a few of them:

            

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THIS AREA CONTAINS INFORMATION AND PHOTOGRAPHS ON OTHER SPECIES OF MARINE FISH WHO USE VENOMOUS SPINES AS A DEFENSIVE MECHANISM.

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Trachinidae  Family      Venom Delivery    METHODS      SUMMARY

Information contained in this area is obtained from a variety of sources including:

Fishes of the sea

(John and Gillian Lythgoe)

The Interpet Manual of Marine Invertebrates

(Martyn haywood and Sue wells)

The Hamlyn All-Colour Animal Encyclopaedia

(Cathy kilpatrick and John hard)

ISBN 0-600-56390-1