Flagtails

© Johan Boshoff

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Flagtails

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Kuhliidae

Size

Ku fika eka 50 cm, hixitalo 20 cm.

Nhlamuselo

Miri wa yona wuntsongo swinene wutlhela wu lala. Fin yale ncileni yina xivumbeko xa foroko na muhlovo wo basa na ka ntima eka yona leswi yinyikaka vito leri.Ti fins tale ndzhaku tivumbeke hixivumbeko xa tona tiri toxe. Yina magwaru nale ka ti fins talendzhaku nale nhlaneni. Hi xitalo yina muhlovo wa silivhere.

Vuxokoxoko

Ndyangu wa yona i wunwe lowungana tinxaka ta 8. Tikumeka ngopfu hi swintlawantlawani na nhlekani. Tikumeka laha kungana mati yoka yanga entangi yo tenga. Letintsongo ti endla mintlawa leyintsongo no rhandza ku tshama ekusuhi swinene na maribye. Tidya navusiku tikota no tshikela matandza.

Swakudya

Yi dya swihlampfani leswintsongo leswi hlambelaka ematini.

Kuhangalaka

Yikumeka eka maxelo hinkwawo nale ka malwandle yo hambana hambana ya misava.

Common species

Barred flagtail (Kuhlia mugil)
Flagtail (Prochilodus sp)