Lizardfish

© Johan Boshoff

Igama Lomndenazo Elijayelekileko

Lizardfish

Elinye Igama Ebizwa Ngalo

Grinners, Allies

Igama Lesayensi

Synodontidae

Ubukhulu

Ingakhula beyibe masenthimitha amatjhumi asithandathu, kuthi ezincani zakhona zibe masenthimitha amatjhumi amabili.

Ikambiso Yokufanisa

Inomzimba owakheke njenge-cigar, begodu mude kanye nehloko enguzincantathu. Inamazinyo abukhali emihlathini yomibili. Isitho sayo sokuthaya sisesiphakathini somhlana. Iincenye ezimbese intunja ephefumula ngazo zikulu ukudlula ihloko. Umzimbayo woke unemibala ebovu, onzima, ozotho kanye namabala akhanyako.

Ilwazi Elivamileko

Umndeni wama-Synodontidae wakhiwe mikhakhawo emihlanu kanye nemihlobazo ematjhumi amahlanu nahlanu. Zinokutholakala ziditjhe phasi, zibonakala njengeembhadwa. Zizwana nesanda yaphasi esithomeni samanzi. Kesinye isikhathi zibhaqa ngaphasi kwesenda ukwenzela ukubamba ukudla. Naziyokubamba ukudla zikhamba msinya khulu. Zimhlobo obekelela amaqanda ngaphakathi komhlobo welwandle elivulekileko (Pelagic spawners).

Ukudla Kwazo

Ziphila ngokudla iimfesana ezincani.

Ukusabalala Kwazo

Zitholakala kiyo yoke imihlobo yamalwandle wobujamo obufuthumeleko umhlaba zombelele.

Imihlobazo Ejayelekileko

Blacktail lizardfish - Synodus jaculum
Sand lizardfish - Synodus dermatogenys
Variegated lizardfish - Synodus variegatus