Marine animal stings or bites

Alternative names:

stings or bites - marine

Definition:

A poisonous bite or sting from any form of marine life.

Considerations:

• The majority of these types of stings occur in salt water.
• Some types of marine stings or bites can be deadly.

Causes:

Causes include bites or stings from various types of marine life including: jellyfish, Portuguese Man-of-War, stingray, stonefish, scorpion fish, catfish, sea urchins, sea anemone, hydroid, coral, cone shell, moray eels, sharks, barracudas and electric eels.