Examples of stonefish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Ambush predators, like stonefish and scorpionfish, are good examples: The broken patterns of fluorescence on these fishes may help them blend into a fluorescing reef background. — Smithsonian, 25 July 2019 The blade can lock all the way in and out, or hinge at a variety of angles, and can range from about half to 2.5 times the width of the eye of any stonefish. — Laura Yan, Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2018 The lead author of the study, W. Leo Smith, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Kansas, has kept stonefish in aquaria. — Nicholas Bakalar, New York Times, 4 June 2018 In addition to poison dart frogs and venomous snakes, visitors will see exhibits on Snow White, and dangerous creatures in the Aquarium (lionfish, scorpionfish, stonefish, rabbitfish and more). — Sarah Maiellano, USA TODAY, 4 June 2018 There are 134 described species of stonefish, and by Smith's observation, all of them have some form of lachrymal saber. — Aj Willingham, CNN, 12 Apr. 2018 Under fluorescent light, the saber of one species of stonefish even glowed green (other regions of its head glows red). — Laura Yan, Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2018 Though some stonefish are venomous, the saber is not. — Aj Willingham, CNN, 12 Apr. 2018 See More

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