Lizardfish

© Johan Boshoff

Igama Leentsapho Eziqhelekileyo

iLizardfish

I-Alias

i-Grinners, iAllies

Igama Lezesayensi

Synodontidae

Ukulinganisa

Ukufika ku-60cm, i-20cm ephakathi.

Ukukhangeleka

Umzimba ongathi yicigar, odibeneyo kunye nentloko yesantathu. Gxuma amazinyo emantanjeni omabini. I-Dorsal iphelile phakathi emva. Iimbophu zeGill zinkhulu kunentloko. emacaleni ibomvu, namnyama, kunye nezikhanyisi phezu komzimba wonke.

Inkcukacha Jikelele

I-synodontidae yintsapho iqulethe izifo eziyi-5 kunye nezilwanyana eziyi-55. Kufunyenwe nge-perching ezantsi, kubukeka njengezilonda. Khethani iibhetom zehlabathi. Ngamanye amaxesha zifihla phantsi kwesanti ukuze zixhamle. Hambisa ngokukhawuleza ukubamba amaxhoba. Abahlaziyi bePelagic.

Ukutya

Iintlanzi ezincinci.

Ukufumaneka

Ivela kuwo onke amalwandle ashushu kunye nezolimo zasemhlabeni.

Iindidi Eziqhelekileyo

Blacktail lizardfish - Synodus jaculum
Sand lizardfish - Synodus dermatogenys
Variegated lizardfish - Synodus variegatus