Scorpionfish

© Jean Tresfon

Igama lomndenazo elijayelekileko

Scorpionfish

Elinye igama ebizwa ngalo

Stingers, Reef stonefish

Igama lesayensi

Scorpaenopsis

Ubungako

Ingakhula beyibe masenthimitha amatjhumi amane, ubuncani bazo ziba masenthimitha amatjhumi amathathu.

Ikambiso yokufanisa

Zibonaka lula ngesikhumba sazo esimatharhatharha. Inomlomo omkhulu ophambi kwehloko. Ihlokwayo ipatalelele begudu yakheke njenge sitja esenziwe sikhumba ukwenzela ukuyivikeleka. Imibalazo ihluka ngokuya ngeendawo, ekufaka hlangana umbala ozotho, obovu, o-orentji, osarulana, ofipheleko kanye nomhlophe.

Ilwazi elivamileko

Umkhakha wama-Scorpaenopsis wakhiwe mihlobazo ematjhumi amabili nambili. Kesinye isikhathi uhlangahlanganiswa nomhlobo obizwa nge-Stonefish. Zitholakala phezu kwamatjana ahlangana neemilo zangemanzini, zikghona ukuzifihla ngaphandle kobubonaka. Zijukuja ilungu lomzimba lesifubeni ethaya ngalo nayithuselweko. Ibamba ukudla ngokuvele ikumunyele ngemlonyeni. Ukulunywa ngiyo kubuhlungu, kodwona akunabungozi. Zimhlobo obekelela amaqanda ngaphakathi komhlobo welwandle elivulekileko (Pelagic spawners).

Ukudla kwazo

Ziphila ngokudla iimfesana ezincani kanye neenlwanyana zomhlobo onganamgogodlha.

Ukusabalala kwazo

Zitholakala kiyo yoke imihlobo yamalwandle womhlaba wobujamo bezinga elipholileko kanye nelifuthumeleko.

Imihlobazo ejayelekileko

Devil scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis diabolus
False stonefish
Centrogenys vaigiensis
Raggy scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis venosa