Billfish

Igama Lomndenazo Elijayelekileko

Billfish

Elinye Igama Ebizwa Ngalo

Alikho

Igama Lesayensi

Istiophoridae

Ubukhulu

Ingakhula beyibe mamitha asithandathu.

Ikambiso Yokufanisa

Inomzimba omude kanye nepumulo eyakheke njengomkhonto. Inamalungu iimfesi ezithaya ngawo wangemhlana amade, elulelekela emsilenayo, begodu ikghona ukulihinca. Liluleka belibe sebujameni bokungakha isidlhogoriyana, nesivame ukubonakala njengeseyila sokulawu iinkomba ngemanzini. Inamalungu wencenyeni ephasi yomzimba amatsikana.

Ilwazi Elivamileko

Umndeni we-Istiophoridae wakhiwa mikhakhawo emithathu kanye nemihlobo elitjhumi nanye. Igamalayo elijayelekileko lisuselwa ku-‘marlin spike’ evamise ukusetjenziswa bakhambi ngemikhumbi. Ihluka emhlobeni obizwa nge-swordfish ngokuthi yona inomlomo omncani, kanye nezitho zokuthaya begodu ayinawo amaziyo wangemhlathini. Izitho zayo zokuthayezi ezisebaleni zefesi le i-Billfish zide begodu zimatsikana.
Kuthi lezo zemuva zakheke njengeseyila elawula iinkomba zabakhambi ngemikhumbi. Umhlobo we-Billfish begade ubamba ezinye iimfesi, Ngenye yeemfesi ezimsinya khulu elwandle. Zivamise ukuzuma phakathi ekabeni yelwandle. Zimhlobo obekelela amaqanda ngaphakathi komhlobo welwandle elivulekileko (Pelagic spawners).

Ukudla Kwazo

Ziphila ngokudla ezinye iimfesi kanye nama-squids

Ukusabalala Kwazo

Zitholakala kiwo woke amalwandle womhlaba wezinga elifuthumeleko kanye nelitjhisako.

Imihlobazo Ejayelekileko

Black marlin - Makaira indica
Blue marlin - Makaira mazara
Indo-Pacific sailfish - Istiophorus platypterus