Porcupinefish

Igama leentsapho eziqhelekileyo

I-Porcupinefish

Alias

i-Blowfish, i-Balloonfish, i-Globefish

Igama lezesayensi

Diodontidae

Ukulinganisa

Ukufika kwi-90cm, isilinganiso se-35cm.

Ukukhangeleka

Umzimba oqingqiweyo, uguqa ukuya entloko nasekupheleni kwe-caudal. Intloko ivame kakhulu kunomzimba. Iifutshane okanye ezinde ixesha lonke umzimba. Amazinyo amakhulu anjengobonakala obomvu. Umbala uhluka - ngokugqithiseleyo umbala obomvu kunye namabala amnyama okanye aphuzi.

Inkcukacha jikelele

Iintsapho zeDiodontidae ziqulethwe zizifo eziyi-6 kunye neentsholongwane eziyi-19. Ukhangeleka kakhulu njengePufferfish, kodwa i-spines. Iintlanzi ziyakuma ngokusisigxina okanye ziyakhiwa xa zisongelwa. Ezinye iintlobo zeentlobo zintle. Unokuthi igule imizimba yawo ngokuguqula amanzi. Ngamana angaluma kakhulu xa ekhwaza. Kufunyenwe kwimifula, ukufihla ngexesha lomhla ngaphantsi kweebhola. Abahlaziyi bePelagic.

Ukutya

Ukutya kwe-urchins, i-molluscs, iiponji kunye namaqabunga.

Ukufumaneka

Ivela kuwo onke amalwandle ashushu kunye neendawo ezitshisayo zehlabathi.

Iindidi eziqhelekileyo

Porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix)
Shortspine porcupinefish (Diodon liturosus)
Yellowspotted porcupinefish (Cyclichthys spilostylus)