Stonefish has several predators, such as big sharks (great white and tiger shark) and rays. Unlike other species of fish, stonefish is able to survive 24 h outside the water.

Can a stonefish kill a human?

Through its dorsal fin spines, the stonefish can inject a venom that is capable of killing an adult person in less than an hour. In nature, the stonefish does not use its venom to capture prey, but instead to avoid predation.

Do stonefish eat humans?

Absolutely Not! Stonefish do not attack humans. Instead, they do what they have always done and stay hidden and motionless in their habitat with their venomous dorsal fin spines erect as a defence.