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
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Francois Libert
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Klaus Stiefel
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Biodiversity Heritage Library
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Richard Ling
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John Turnbull
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Striped eel catfish footage:
Kai Squires
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Aghani Alika
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Squirrelfish Images:
Biodiversity Heritage Library
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Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble
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NOAA Photo Library
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Neil DeMaster
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Brian Gratwicke
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Mal B
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Squirrelfish footage:
TJBonebrake
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Creative Commons Media
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Stargazer fish images:
KrisMikael Krister
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Klaus Stiefel
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Rawpixel Ltd
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NOAA Photo Library
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Kevin Bryant
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Philippe Guillaume
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Stargazer footage:
Adventures Underwater by Henning Laatsch
   / @adventuresunderwaterbyhenn9348  
nathangmartel
   / @nathangmartel  

Spotted Scat Images:
Brian Gratwicke
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Ria Tan
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Joachim S. Müller
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Luke Appleby
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Striped fang blenny images:
Nhobgood
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Francois Libert
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Klaus Stiefel
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Catfish spine x ray image:
NoahBressman
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Dolphinfish image:
Queensland State Archives
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Mutton snapper image:
Biodiversity Heritage Library
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Blenny footage:
Steve Winkworth
   / @stevewinkworth  

Coral Grouper image:
Francois Libert
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For our first surprisingly venomous fish we will be heading to the indopacific 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 squirrellike. 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 IndoPacific 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.