This fish species, whose natural habitats are the Indian and Pacific Oceans, came to the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal, and since 2003 members of this fish species have been spotted along the eastern Mediterranean Coast and in the Aegean Sea.
This fish can be a potential health risk for humans, because some of its internal organs and sometimes the skin, are toxic. Nevertheless, it is regarded as fancy food in Japan, Egypt and Turkey where it is sold illegally.
The fish that was caught off Dubrovnik was 66 centimetres long and weighed 3.5 kilogrammes. It was donated to the museum and put on display in its Ichthyology Department.