Sea Cucumber

© Johan Boshoff

Vito ra ntolovelo ra xindyangu

Sea cucumber

Vito ra xi science

Holothuroidea

Size

Ku fika eka 3m.

Nhlamuselo

Yina xivumbeko xa sausage na nhlonge leyi fanaka na dzovo. Nomo wule ka tlhelo lerinwani kasi eka lerinwana i xirho xo humesa thyaka. Yina kwalomu ka 10-20 wa swivokwani ekusuhi na nomo wa yona. Muhlovo wa yonawutala kuva buraweni na ntima hambi leswi tinwana tingana muhlovo wa orenji na purple.

Vuxokoxoko

Ndyangu wa yona wuwela ehansi ka Echinodermata phylum, laha kukatsiwaka tinyeleti hinkwato (Sea, Feather and Brittle) nati Sea urchins. Yifamba hiku nonoka swinene yikarhi yitirhisa 10 wa milenge leyi onge i chupu. Miri wa yona wukota kuti kukumuxa kumbe kuti tsongahata. Yikota kutisirhelela hikuva yi cukumeta khwiri ra yona leri tlhelaka ri mila hikuya ka nkarhi. Tinwani ti namarhela emaribyeni (Sea apple). Ti tshikela matandza kuva ti ti andzisa.

Swakudya

Yidya switsotswana na swihadyani hinkwaswo leswintsongo swale matini.

Kuhangalaka

Yikumeka eka malwandle hinkwawo ya misava.

Common species

Edible sea cucumber (Holotuhria edulis)
Black and white sea cucumber (Holothuria marmoratus)
Prickly red sea cucumber (Stichopus sp.)