Gobies

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Gobies/Triplefins

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Gobiidae

Size

Ku fika eka 30cm, hintolovelo 5cm.

Nhlamuselo

Yintsongo na miri wo lala na nhloko leyikulu kasi miri wa yona wuya wulala le makumu loko wuya encileni. Matihlo lawakulu ehenhla ka nhloko. Mihlovo yayona yihambana kusuka eka buraweni kuya eka mpunwa, xitshopani xo vonaka swinene, wasi na silivhere.

Vuxokoxoko

Ndyangu wa yona iwukulu swinene laha wufikaka eka 210 kasi wuva na tinxaka ta 1800. Lowu indyangu lowukulu swinene eka tinxaka ta swihadyana swalematini na tihlampfi. Tinwani ta tinxaka leti tina ti fins leti tirhisiwaka ku khomelela eka swimilani swale lwandle. Yitala ku kumeka yi khomelerile eka maribye na swimilani swale matini. Matandza ya tshikeleriwa kwale matini laha leyi ya xinuna kunga yona yi rindzaka kufikela ya tlhotlhora hixitalo swihumelela endzhaku ka masiku nyana.

Swakudya

Yidya swihadyani leswintsongo swinene leswi pfumalaka rhambu ra laha nhlaneni xikanwe na nkuxu.

Kuhangalaka

Yikumeka eka maxelo hinkwawo nale ka malwandle hinkwawo

Common species

Fire goby - Nemateleotris magnifica
Seawhip goby - Bryaninops yongei
Pennant glider - Valenciennea strigata