Lionfish

Leina la Mophato

Lionfish

Leina la Matshamekwane

Turkeyfish, Firefish

Leina la Maranyane

Pterois

Semeto

E ka nna 50 cm, fa bontsi bo ka nna 30 cm.

Ponalo

E na le para ya megatla ya sefuba e o kareng sefetlhaphefo. Mogatla wa ntlha wa mokwatla o na le mebitlwa, mme o tshwana le moetse wa tau. Mebala ya tsone e a farologana mme borokwa, merunu e bonala gantsi e be e nna le mela ya mmala o mosweu.

Dikitsiso

Mophato wa Pterois o na le dibopiwa dile 9 tse di farologaneng. E na le mebitlwa e e nang le botlhole, mme ga di bolae. I kgona go iphitlha (camouflage). Ke phologolo ee boineelo mme ga e tshosediwe ke ba itatlhela metsing. Gantsi e bonwa e le mo mafikeng a lewatle e tsentse tlhogo mme e tsoma. Di tsoma gantsi masigo, e dirisa megatla ya sefuba e e phuthologileng go patikelela setlhabelo mo di hukung. Di tsala ka fo tshela mae mo metsing (Pelagic spawners).

Dijo

E fepa ka ditlhapi tse dinnye, shrimpe, le makakauwe (crabs).

Anamiso

E bonala kwa mawatleng a a iketlileng a mafelo a a bonang dipula tse dintsi le mogote.

Dibopiwa tsa mophato wa yone

Broadbarred scorpionfish/Spotfin lionfish (Pterois antennata)
Lionfish/Devil firefish (Pterois miles)
Radial scorpionfish (Pterois radiata)