Crayfish

© Johan Boshoff

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Lobsters

Vito rinwana

Crayfish

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Nephropidae

Size

Ku fika eka 60 cm, hixitalo 30 cm.

Nhlamuselo

Yina dzovo ro tsindziyela leri yikotaka kuti sirhelela eka valala. Yina milenge ya 10. Yiva na rimhondzo ro leha swinene. Xirho lexi sivelaka nkolo wa yona xitikomba xitiyile swinene xitlhela xiva na mimintwa. Mihlovo yayona ya hambana kusuka eka yantima, buraweni, wasi, xitshopani, pink, orenji na rihlaza.

Vuxokoxoko

Ndyangu wa yona wufikelela eka 11 na tinxaka ta 24. Yikumeka laha kungana maribye na sava/sandi kusukela emakumu ka lwandle kuya fika le makorhweni. Leyi ya xisati yihlayisa mati yayona ya xisati/ yo endla vana nhlaneni ku kondza ya laveka. Matandza ya tumbetiwa eka miri wa yona kufikela yitlhotlhora, leswi kunga kufikela kwalomu ka 10-11 wa tinhweti.

Swakudya

Yi hanya hiku dya hlampfi, molluscs, naswinwana switsotswani swale ndzeni ka mati,swivungu na swimilani swinwani. Himinkarhi yotala ayi ti dlayeli swakudya yitsakela kuva yi fika yikuma letinwana tiri eku dyeni.

Kuhangalaka

Yikumeka emalwandle ya misava hinkwayo.

Common species

Long-legged spiny lobster - Panulirus longipes
Ornate spiny lobster - Palaemon adspersus
Painter rock lobster - Panulirus versicolor