| The Indo-Pacific stonefish is a silent assassin of the sea. |
| And beware the gormless-looking stonefish, whose sting is the deadliest and most excruciatingly painful known to man. |
| A stonefish is perfectly hidden and makes no movement until prodded with a stick or, more often, until it is stepped on, at which time it erects its dorsal fin spines. |
| Although there are few dangerous species, one should be wary of stonefish, centipedes and sharks. |
| My first reaction to McDowell's letter was one of stupefaction, as if I had stepped on a stonefish. |
| In Australia, bottlenose dolphins place sponges over their snouts as protection from the spines of stonefish and stingrays as they forage over shallow seabeds. |
