Kobs

© Johan Boshoff

Vito ra Ntolovelo ra Xindyangu

Kobs

Vito Rin’wani

Drums, Croackers, Hardheads

Vito ra xi Science

Sciaenidae

Size

Ku fika eka 2 m, hixitalo 70 cm.

Nhlamuselo

Hlampfi leyikulu ya xivumbeko xa oval. Ti dorsal fins ta yona ti endla xivumbeko xa V kuya hileswi tinga tshamisa xiswona.Yitlhela yiva na swicoticoti swobasa laha nhlaneni wa yona. Kasi tinxaka tin’wana tina timhondzo nyana laha henhla ka nomo. Hixitalo yiva yiri na muhlovo wa silivhere na buraweni, kasi leti pfumalaka swicoticoti tiva tiri leta muhlovo wa maroon.

Vuxokoxoko

Ndyangu wa yona wukule kuya fika eka 70 genera na tinxakaxaka ta 270. Yikota kuva yi endla mimpfumawulo yo hambana hambana loko yirikarhi yi hlambela. Letintsongo taha kulaka tina ti dorsal fins letikulu swinene. Vutshamo byatona hilaha kungana sandi/sava. Titshikela matandza kuva ti andzisana.

Swakudya

Yi hanya hiku dya swinwana swihlampfana leswintsongo na swihadyana leswipfumalaka rhambu ra laha nhlaneni.

Kuhangalaka

Yikumeka eka malwandle hinkwawo ya laha misaveni nalaha kungana mati y otenga kumbe mati ya munyu.

Common Species

Daga kob - Argyrosomus japonicus
Kob - Argyrosomus hololepidotus
Slender baardman - Umbrina ronchus