Wrasse

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Wrasse

Vito rinwana

Lipfishes

Vito ra xi science

Labridae

Size

Ku fika eka 2,5m, hintolovelo 45cm

Nhlamuselo

Yina miri lowukulu swinene. Ti dorsal fins ti leha natona. Ncila wa kona wuva na xivumbeko xa xirhendzevutani, yinwani yikoma kasi yinwani yi endla onge i foroko. Yina magwaru yorhetela. Yina muhlovo lowu vonakaka swinene lero swa olova nakuva uyivona yiri emakorhweni, mihlovo leyi yikatsa orenji wovonikela swinene, xitshopani, wasi, yobasa, rihlaza na ntima. Letintsongo tilanguteka kuhambana na letikulu.

Vuxokoxoko

Ndyangu wa yona wa Labridae wuna kwalomu ka 69 wa swirho na tinxakanxakata 500. Yikumeka ngopfu enakorhweni, nale tshakwini ra lwandle laha kungana sava/sandi, swimilani swale matini nalaha kungana maribye endzeni ka mati. Yikota kuva yi cinca rimbewu ra yona loko leyi ya xinuna yi lova(sexually dimorphic). Tinxaka tinwana letintsongo titirha tani hileti hetaka swihlampfana elwandle. Titshikela matandza kuva ti andzisa rixaka.

Swakudya

Swakudya swayona swikatsa swihadyana swale matini, tihlampfi na swihadyana swinwana leswi pfumalaka rhambu rale nhlaneni kufana nati polychaete worms, brittlestars, makheche nati shrimps.

Kuhangalaka

Yikumeka eka tinxaka hinkwato ta malwandle ya laha misaveni hinkwayo.

Common species

Goldsaddle wrasse - Bodianus perditio
Lyretail wrasse - Bodianus anthioides
Napoleon wrasse - Cheilinus undulatus