Squirrelfish

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Squirrelfish

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Myripristinae

Size

Kufika eka 50 cm, hintolovelo 18 cm

Nhlamuselo

Miri wo phambarhala wa xivumbeko xa oval lowungana mgwaru lawa yangana mihlovo yimbirhi. Ncila wa yona wuna xivumbeko xa foroko. Matihlo lamakulu na nhompfu yo phambarhala. Yitala kuva yotshuka na milayeni yovonikela emirini.

Vuxokoxoko

Ndyangu wa yona wufika eka 8 na tinxakaxaka ta 84. Indyangu wun’we na Soldierfish. Yiukmeka nanhlekanikumbe yitumberile emakorhweni. Yitala kuhlots navusiku. Yitsakela swinene tindzhawu leti kunga tala swakudya. Tinwana tina rhambu laha ekusuhi na gill leswinga endla leswaku kova xilondza. Yitshikela matandza kuva yitiandzisa.

Swakudya

Yidya swihadyana leswwikulu nyana leswi bolaka swalematini swofana nati crustacean plankton larvae.

Kuhangalaka

Yikumeka eka tinxaka hinkwato ta malwandle yalaha misaveni hinkwayo.

Common species

Squirrelfish - Sargocentron diadema
Saber squirrelfish - Sargocentron spiniferum
Tailspot squirrelfish - Sargocentron caudimaculatum