A stone fish is the world's most poisonous fish. It is a common fish found along coral reefs and is quite abundant along the Great Barrier Reef. It's appearance is that of a stone as its skin is rough and jagged and its colour is greyish.
A lot of divers mitakenly step on these fish thinking that they are stepping on stones and thus get poisoned by its venomous spikes which come out when the fish is threatened. The effects of the venom are quick to set in and swelling as well as paralysis quickly set in. If not treated promptly, the poison can cause death.
In Papua New Guinea, this is a delicacy! I love eating it! Its meat is very tender with a slightly rubbery texture. The chef takes off the skin as well as the bladder sac and other innards which effectively takes out all traces of poison. The fish is then fried and drizzled in a light soy-based sauce. It is delicious and I usually have it with congee.
If you come here, you should definitely try it. Here are a couple of photos:
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| here's the stone fish being caught by a net. |
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| sliced, lightly fried and drizzled with sauce. |
The stone fish is a bony fish as you can see in the photo above but there is still plenty of meat to eat. Message me if you want to find where you can eat this delicious fish.
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