Seahorse

© Johan Boshoff

Igama Leentsapho Eliqhelekileyo

Seahorse

Igama Lezesayensi

Hippocampinae

Ukulinganisa

Ukufika kwi-18 cm, ububanzi obuyi-8 cm

Ukukhangeleka

IQumrhu lixineke kakhulu ngamacwecwe enzima. Uhlangothi lwe-Ventral lubukhali. Umlenze omdala kunye nomsila omde osetyenziswa ukubamba. I-Dorsal igxile phantsi phantsi eyokuqala eyona ndlela yokuphambili. Uluhlu luhluke kumnyama lube lubala olumhlophe kwaye ngezinye izikhathi luhlaza okwenziwe okanye luhlaza. Ama-seahorses ama-Pygmy akhula ukuya ku-5 cm.

Inkcazelo Jikelele

Intsapho yeHippocampinae ifaka i-pipefish. Ifunyenwe ngotshani lolwandle okanye kubalandeli bezilwandle ngasemaphethelweni emifula. Umbala ococekileyo kakhulu. Ungatshintsha umbala kwiimeko ezingavamile okanye xa uphazamiseka. Bhukuda kwindawo epholileyo. Indoda ithwala amaqanda atyulelwe kwisipokhethi esikhethekileyo esiswini okanye kwezinye iintlobo emsila.

Ukutya

Iintlanzi ezincinci.

Ukufumaneka

Iyenzeka kuzo zonke iindawo zaselwandle ezinxweme ezitshatyalaliswayo.

Iindidi Eziqhelekileyo

I-seahorse
IHippocampus ifuna
Ulwandle lwamahlathini
Hippocampus histrix
I-Tigertail seahorse
Hippocampus iza