Shrimpfish

© Johan Boshoff

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Shrimpfish

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Centriscidae

Size

Ku fika eka 15 cm, hixitalo 10 cm.

Nhlamuselo

Miri wa yona wu larile wutlhela wu leha kambe wuva na marhambu swinene. Laha kunga tshama ti dorsal fin tosungula rhambu ra kona rilehile ritlhela ri tontswa laha ringa tshama emakumu nyana ka miri. Kasi laha kunga tshama ti dorsal fin to hetelela na ti caudal fins hinkwako ku fambile laha tikumekaka etlhelo ka yona hlampfi leyi. Muhlovo wa yona wusukela eka ku basa na milayeni ya ntima kuya eka xitshopani na swicoticoti swantima laha nhlokweni.

Vuxokoxoko

Ndyangu wa yona wu fika eka 5 na tinxakanxaka ta 13. Yihlambela nhloko ya yona yi langute e hansi. Yikumeka eka xivandla lexi kunga na swimilani swalematini ku katsa na byasi bya lwandle. Yikota kahle kuti tumbeta hiku tirhisa xivumbeko xa mabyasi lawa na leswi ya endlaka swona loko ya fambisiwa hi mati leswaku yikota kutitumbeta hi yoxe. Yitshikela matandza kuva yi andzisa rixaka.

Swakudya

Yidya swihadyana hinkwaswo leswi nga fa leswi bolaka.

Kuhangalaka

Yikumeka eka tinxaka hinkwato ta malwandle ya misava.

Common species

Grooved shrimpfish (Centriscus scutatus)
Shrimpfish (Aeoliscus strigatus)
Speckled shrimpfish (Aeoliscus punctulatus)