Snappers

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Snappers

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Lutjanidae

Size

Ku fika eka 1 m, hixitalo 30 cm.

Nhlamuselo

Yina miri wa xivumbeko xa oval lowu tlhelaka wu leha, laha matlhelo yiphambarhala. Tail fins tipfulekile tiva na xivumbeko xa foroko. Yina dorsal fin yin’we. Nhloko yitontswile kuya enon’weni. Mihlovo ya hambana kusukela eka xitshopani xovangama, yo basa, silivhere na muvala wa wasi kuya eka kutshuka kuya ka buraweni ka ntima kumbe ko basa.

Vuxokoxoko

Ndyangu wa Lutjanidae wuna 1 7 wa tinxaka na 107 watinxakaxaka. Yikumeka himintlawa leyikulu emakorhweni endzeni ka mati. Yi hlota ngopfu navusiku, hikokwalaho yingana matihlo lawakulu swinene. Yina matinu yale henhla endzeni ka nomo lawa yiwa tirhisaka ku faya swakudya swayona. Yitshikela matandza.

Swakudya

Yi dya switswotswana hinkwaswo swale matini xikanwe na tinhlampfi tin’wana. Tin’wana tidya na swimilani swale matini.

Kuhangalaka

Yi kumeka eka maxelo na mahiselo hinkwawo xikan’we nale ka malwandle yati tropical ya laha misaveni.

Common species

Bluebanded snapper - Lutjanus kasmira
Emperor snappers - Lutjanus sebae
Humpback snapper - Lutjanus gibbus