Mullets

Vito ra Ntolovelo ra Xindyangu

Mullets

Vito Rinwana

Grey mullets

Vito ra xi Science

Mugilidae

Size

Ku fika eka 90 cm, hintolovelo 50 cm.

Nhlamuselo

Yina miri wa xivumbeko xa silindara lexi matlhelo hinkwawo ya yona ya fanaka. Yiva na ti dorsal fins timbirhi letintsongo leti nga hambanyisiwa. Ncila wa yona wufana nyana na foroko hi xivumbeko. Yiva na nomo lowuntsongo na swimenwani leswintsongo swinene. Ntila wa laha nhlaneni awu vonaki. Hixitalo yiva yiri na muhlovo wa silivhere na xitshopani, wo basa kumbe buraweni na milayeni layeni.

Vuxokoxoko

Ndyangu wa yona wukule kuya fika eka 17 na tinxakaxaka ta 72. Mintlawa leyikulu yikumeka eka mati lawa yanga entangiki. Leti taha kulaka ti fika kwalomu ka 2 cm naswona ta tumbela swinene. Himinkarhi yinwana minga ehleketa leswaku i goatfish hikuva ta fana. Titala ku khomiwa tiya xavisiwa. Titshikela matandza.

Swakudya

Swakudya swa yona swikatsa nkuxu, detritus, switsotswana, matandza ya hlampfi na switswotswana leswinga fa swibolaka.

Kuhangalaka

Yikumeka eka tinxaka hinkwato ta malwandle ya laha misaveni hinkwayo.

Common Species

Flathead mullet - Mugil cephalus
Groovy mullet - Liza dumerilii
Southern mullet - Liza richardsonii