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06/12/2007: "STONE FISH ...... Juanita Fenn at Amity Point, Qld."
An open mouth of this well camouflaged and very dangerous fish was the giveaway.
These fish have grooves running along either side of their spines. Poison comes from a sack at the base, Dr Anne Cameron (University of Queensland) once told me.
They do not have hollow spines as per hyperemic syringes, which is a common mistaken belief.
Juanita Fenn is the daughter of John Fenn - a well-known commercial diver who has worked around the world on oil rigs.
