Seamoth

© Johan Boshoff

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Seamoth

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Pegasidae

Size

Ku fika eka 13cm, hintolovelo 10cm.

Nhlamuselo

Miri wa yona wu phambarhalile yitlhela yiva na marhambu lawa yanga rhandzela miri hinkwawo. Ti pectoral fins ta yona hiletikulu swinene leswi endlaka leswaku yivonaka yiri na xivumbeko xa triangle. Yina nomo na nhompfu swoleha kasi ncila wa yona wulehile nyana. Muhlovo wa yona iwa buraweni no basa yitlhela yiva na swicoti coti swa ntima. Yi kota kuva yi cinca muhlovo.

Vuxokoxoko

Ndyangu wa yona wufika eka 2 na tinxakaxaka ta 5. Yitala ku kumeka himintlawa emakumu ka mati ya lwandle laha kungana swimilani na sava/sandi. Yi famba hiti pelvic fins laha yi pfulaka ti pectoral fins. Ncila wa yona wuna ti ring leti nga endliwa hi marhambu ya swirhendzevutani, leswi endlaka leswaku swiyi olovela kuva yifamba. Nomo wa yona wutirhisiwa kuva yikota ku koka swakudya eminkeleni. Yitshikela matandza kuva yiti andzisa.

Swakudya

Yidya swivungu na swihadyani leswintsongo leswi pfumalaka rhambu rale nhlaneni.

Kuhangalaka

Yikumeka eka tinxaka hinkwato ta malwandle ya laha misaveni.

Common species

Seamoth (Eurypegasus draconis)