Lizardfish
Leina la Mophato
Lizardfish
Leina la Matshamekwane
Grinners, Allies
Leina la Maranyane
Synodontidae
Semeto
E ka nna 60 cm, fa bontsi ba tsone bo ka nna 20 cm ka semeto.
Ponalo
Mmele o moleele ka tlhogo e e kgutlotharo. Meno a a bogale. Mogatla wa mokwatla o kwa magareng a mokwatla wa yone. Magalapa a go hema a matona go feta tlhogo ya yone. Ka mmala e boshibidu, bontsho le ditsubaba tse ditshetlhana go aparela mmele wa yone otlhe.
Dikitsiso
Lelapa la Synodontidae le na le mephato e le 5 le dibopiwa dile 55. E ka bonwa e kotame kwa tlase ga lewatle e tshwana le mokgantitswane. E ikgethela go nna mo santeng kwa tlase ga metsi. Gantsi e rata go iphitlha ka santa fa e tsoma setlhabelo gore e se tlhasele se sa lebelela. E tshwara setlhabelo ka lebelo le le kwa godimo. E namagadi e tsolola kgesti ya mae mme ya monna e nonofatse mae (Pelagic spawners).
Dijo
E fepa ka ditlhapinyana.
Anamiso
E bonwa mo metsing a mawatle a a didimetseng a mafelo a dipula le mogote le mo lefatsheng.
Dibopiwa tsa Mophato wa Yone
Blacktail lizardfish - Synodus jaculum
Sand lizardfish - Synodus dermatogenys
Variegated lizardfish - Synodus variegatus