Should we worry about the toxic silver-cheeked toad fish in Cyprus?

On social media there has been frightful debates about the safety of swimmers when sharing the sea with the silver-cheeked toad fish, resulting in concern amongst the general public.

The invasive silver-cheeked toad fish species has been in in the Cypriot sea for 20 years with no recorded attacks on swimmers; the only reported harm was caused by the poison consumed after consuming the species....