Garden Eels

© Johan Boshoff

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Garden eels

Tinwana endyangwini

Freckled, Spotted, Common, Red Sea,Taylor’s, Zebra

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Heterocongridae

Size

Ku fika eka 70 cm.

Nhlamuselo

Miri wa yona wufana na nyoka kambe ayina magwaru. Ti fins ta yona tilolokile kufana hinkwato. Yiva na ti gills leti yiti tirhisaka ku hefemula hi tona, yiva na milomo leyikulu swinene. Muhlovo wa hamban hambana kusuka eka kuvonikela na swicoticoti swo dzwihala kuya eka ku dzwihala. Tinwana tina muhlovo wa orenji na ko basa.

Vuxokoxoko

Yina mindyangu yimbirhi na tinxaka ta 33. Yitala ku kumeka himintlawa eka tindzhawu letingana sandi/sava. Laha henhla ka miri wa yona kuhumelela e saveni kufana na ximalani leswinga endla leswaku yi kuma vito leri yingana rona. Ya nyuma swinene. Yinwana na yinwana yitshama e nkeleni wa yona. Nkele lowu wu endliwa hi sandi/sava leri hlanganisiwaka kutani rihundzuka nkele. Rixaka ra yona rikurisiwa hi matandza lawa ya tshikeriwaka kwale ndzeni ka mati.

Swakudya

Yidya swihadyana leswintsongo swinga fa se swibolaka.

Kuhangalaka

Yikumeka eka maxelo hinkwawo nale ka malwandle hinkwawo yalaha misaveni.

Common species

Black garden eel - Heteroconger perissodon
Splendid garden eel - Gorgasia preclara
White-spotted garden eel - Gorgasia maculatus