5 Surprisingly Venomous Fish

In this video i will be going through 5 surprisingly venomous fish. In the worlds rivers and oceans there are plenty of fish that are famous for being venomous but there re plenty of other fish that venomous and they do not get as much attention. I will be focusing on these venomous fish and i will be going through how dangerous these fish can be.

Attributions

Striped Eel Catfish Images:
Rickard Zerpe
Francois Libert
Klaus Stiefel
Biodiversity Heritage Library
Richard Ling
John Turnbull

Striped eel catfish footage:
Kai Squires
Aghani Alika

Squirrelfish Images:
Biodiversity Heritage Library
Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble
NOAA Photo Library
Neil DeMaster
Brian Gratwicke
Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic
Mal B

Squirrelfish footage:
TJBonebrake
Creative Commons Media

Stargazer fish images:
Kris-Mikael Krister
Klaus Stiefel
Rawpixel Ltd
NOAA Photo Library
Kevin Bryant
Philippe Guillaume

Stargazer footage:
Adventures Underwater by Henning Laatsch
nathangmartel

Spotted Scat Images:
Brian Gratwicke
Ria Tan
Joachim S. Müller
Luke Appleby

Striped fang blenny images:
Nhobgood
Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported
Francois Libert
Klaus Stiefel

Catfish spine x ray image:
NoahBressman
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Dolphinfish image:
Queensland State Archives

Mutton snapper image:
Biodiversity Heritage Library

Blenny footage:
Steve Winkworth

Coral Grouper image:
Francois Libert

For our first surprisingly venomous fish we will be heading to the indo-pacific as we have the eel tail striped catfish. This strange venomous catfish can be found in shallow marine waters where juveniles gather in their hundreds. This striped eel catfish is hiding some highly venomous spines that can be fatal in some cases.

For our next venomous fish we will be heading to the Atlantic as we have the common squirrelfish. The common squirrelfish looks like a very harmless fish and it has the weird name of squirrelfish as their eyes are very large and are said to be squirrel-like. This nocturnal fish defends itself from predators using it's venomous spines beneath it's gills.

For our next surprisingly venomous fish we will be heading to the west pacific as we have the striped fang blenny. This small blenny fish is a very pretty fish but it is hiding some large venomous teeth. The striped blenny is one of the few fish that uses fangs to inject venom. The striped blenny's venom is being researched as it could be used as a painkiller for human use.

For our next venomous fish we will be heading to the brackish waters of the Indo-Pacific as we have the spotted scat. The spotted scat is a very popular brackish aquarium fish. The spotted scat is also a popular food fish in some areas but fishermen need to be very careful as this fish has some venomous spines that can give you a very nasty sting.

For our final venomous fish we will be heading to all marine waters worldwide as we have the stargazer fish. There are around 51 species of stargazer fish and they are all very specialized ambush predators. Some stargazer fish species are able to produce an electric shock to deter predators but if this doesn't work, they are also able to give a nasty sting from the spines above their pectoral fins.

[mrtiegs]

Haven't commented on awhile but seriously I love that these are so binge Worthy

[fishingadventuresinjapan]

Very informative video! I knew about the Striped eel catfish, here in Japan is called Gonzui, what I didn't know was that this little catfish was so venomous, I just thought about the spine, so if I catch one I will be extra careful! thanks!

[bluetangsrock]

Another fish that's surprisingly venomous are the surgeonfish/tangs, as a characteristic of these fish includes a venomous spine at the base of their tail, and some species such as blue tangs have venomous dorsal spines as well.

[cameronpearson]

What a hidden gold mine of a channel, keep it up my friend!

[kommanderkodi]

Here’s a cool video idea: 5 biggest extinct fish. Would love to see that and would love seeing you cover more extinct fish in general!

[jackbauer]

So I have been stung by a stingray atop my foot. It was after a long wrestling tournament in the Carolinas so my teammates and I wanted to spend our last couple days at the beach before having to head home to the Midwest.
The first minute I was out in the water, the waves were big enough that they swept me off my feet so I couldn’t shuffle. I landed on something kinda firm feeling then WHAM! There was a pain on my foot that felt like I was being pressed on by a drill. I was in so much shock that as I swam backwards frantically to the shore I seized my right foot. As I came hobbling to the shore there was a stinger in there and a good amount of blood.
At this point my adrenaline slowed so I could really feel the pain. It felt hot, my foot was twitching as I sat on the sand with it up in the air. The pain kinda shot up through my knee. It made me kind of flail around from time to time. My foot swole up a lot by the time I was being brought to the hospital. It felt odd to move my right leg for a little while after. Was pretty numb. It subsided by dinner. It got REALLY itchy the day after.

[algenkoenig]

I would like a Brackish Fish series 😁👍❤

[foundation]

Cool video idea and since I’m half Greek Cypriot and half English so i visit cyprus a lot and i am a qualified scuba diver so I will look out for the striped eel catfish

[cds]

make a video on most prized sport fish or fish you will never see in captivity

[anantsingh]

I have a 6 inch scat in my fish tank. And they really eat feces of other fish.

[elijahwells]

Striped Raphael catfish are venomous, I have one that is about 8 inches and he has these huge venom glands/spines, but I have never gotten stung

[BatesRacing]

One time while catching pictus catfish out of the pet store's aquarium that I worked at, it got stuck in the net. As I worked to get it out, it stung me stung me with its pectoral fin by pushing my finger into it with its tail. It felt like a bee sting and bugged me for a few hours, so I know they have some venom in their spines!

[uvuvwe]

Striped eel catfish are delicious. I've been stung by those a couple times because they're a bit difficult to clean and prepare. Their sting really are painful, but not as painful as being stung by rabbitfish.

[RaptorPwnage]

Can you do 5 awesome fish from Puget Sound?

[beckyosborne]

Got stung by a spotted scat
It got wedged in a water intake and I had to finger scoop it out. And I didnt know it was venomous.
My finger felt like I scalded it in hot water and then rolled it in bees.

Hot hot hot water did help significantly and I was able to finish the 4 hours of work after I ran it under hot for 10 mins.

No lasting effects just respect for fish and venom

[malcolmebilane]

SpOtted scat.. darn! Really painful when i gOt stung fOr the first time.. but i gOt use to the pain when gOt stung often times😅 what gOt me burst laughing is the greek translatiOn "spOtted feces eater!"😁😂🤣 of all the names thats the wOrst I've heard.. I've read sOme of the cOmments.. nOw i knOw why it is called that way 😆! Very nice video! Quite infOrmative.. i lOve it!!!!

[dawoof]

I got stung by a baby channel catfish this year and I was surprised how much it hurt. I been fishing for many years and never been stung like that before it hurt for a few days

[StopTheSound]

I been stung by stripe eeltail catfish before the pain was way worse than scat, rabbitfish, waspfish as all I have been stung before
The pain of eel tail catfish is as good as Putting your finger in between doors and slam it non-stop for min 6hr before the pain subside
The swollen last about 1month
And finger can't fully function for near 6month

[spinoboi]

Can you please make a North American biotope?

[zoram]

I once got stung by spotted scats in my aquarium and its damm painful. So now if i ever own one again, i m planning to trim their spines as they don't use much for swimming it wont hurt them. Much .