Field-Cortazares J, Calderón-Campos R, Seijo-y Moreno JL

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ABSTRACT

The lionfish or fish zebra or royalfish also known as Pterois is a member of the family Scorpaenidae these fish are well-known around the world not only for the appearance that they take but also as his skill of attacking to his preys sending poison from his thorns. In his dorsal fin the fish lion possesses bags that contain a powerful poison that uses them as defense before his natural predators, therefore the human beings are susceptible to have an encounter with this fish and to receive a sting provoking poisoning leading to diverse manifestations like that nausea, dizziness and muscular weakness.

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