Didnt know Surgeonfish was #1 on TOP 10 DANGEROUS FISHES OF THIS WORLD

sako818

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http://www.themangazine.com/popular/top-10-dangerous-fishes-of-this-world/10/
Very interesting. Didnt know.

1. Surgeonfish

Almost all of the 100 species known of surgeon fish are dangerous to human life. Although some of them are counted as some of the most beautiful tropical fishes, they generally are more dangerous than beautiful. With a sharp blade like tail, it can attack any intruder getting into its territory, whether it is any other fish or be humans. It generally slashes any human by its sharp tail on intruding into its coral reef. The blood loss due to the amputation or torn tendons or arteries may even lead to loss of life.
 
I know a local wholesaler that got his finger punctured/slashed by a blue tang that got infected. I think he lost range of motion in this finger permanently. There's probably a good chance that it would've healed properly had he seeked medical attention, but he didn't think it was a big deal.
 
I tried to get my maculiceps used to me whilst acclimating, he didn't slash, but he did bite me :(
 
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