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Pufferfish
Vito ra ntolovelo ra xindyangu
Pufferfish
Vito rinwana
Puffers, Blowfish, Bubblefish, Swellfish, Honeytoads.
Vito ra xi science
Tetraodontidae
Size
Ku fika eka 1 m, hintolovelo 40 cm.
Nhlamuselo
Yina miri wa xirhendzevutani na nhloko yo leha laha kusuhi na nomo. Yiva na matinu ya 4 lawa kulu ehenhla nale hansi ka nomo. Ncila wa yona wularile wutlhela wu benda loko wuya le ka caudal fin. Nhlonge yayona yitsindziyerile swinene kambe ayina magwaru. Mihlovo ya yona ya hambana hambana kambe yitala kuva ya buraweni na beige laha yivaka na swicoticoti.
Vuxokoxoko
Ndyangu wa yona wukule kuya kwalomu ka 19 na tinxakaxaka ta 121. Nkarhi wunwana unga yi kohlweka kuva yiri Porcupinefish. Yikumeka letshakwini ra lwandle laha kunga tsindziyelangiki kungana mabaku nyana na swakudya swa kahle. Nyama ya yona yina khombo swinene hikuva yina phoyizeni.
Yihlambela hiku nonoka laha yitirhisaka ti pectoral fins kuva yi famba famba. Yikota kuva yikurisa miri wa yona hikuva yi fundza mati kumbe moya leswaku yita tisirhelela eka valala loko yi humile ematini. Yitshikela matandza kuva yi andzisa rixaka.
Swakudya
Swakudya swayona swikatsa ti urchins, sponges, starfish, corals, worms, molluscs, nkuxu na tunicates.
Kuhangalaka
Yikumeka eka tinxaka hinkwato ta malwandle laha misaveni hinkwayo.
Common species
Blackspotted pufferfish (Arothron nigropunctatus)
Map pufferfish (Arothron mappa)
Model toby (Canthigaster valentini)