Tangs/Surgeonfish

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Tangs/Surgeonfish

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Zebrasoma

Size

Ku fika eka 30cm, hintolovelo 18cm

Nhlamuselo

Yina miri wo phambarhala na xivumbeko xa disk lowungana nomo na nhompfu swotontswa. Yikulu yitlhela yiva na ti dorsal nati anal fins to leha. Yina rhambu rotontswa swinene eka caudal penducle (lencileni) kufana na tihlampfi tinwana ta muxaka lowu. Ti caudal fins tikomile. Mihlovo ya hambana swinene kusuka eka buraweni wodzwihala kuya eka xitshopani.

Vuxokoxoko

Ndyangu wa yona wa Zebrasoma wuna 7 watinxakaxaka. Ndyangu lowu wa Surgeonfish. Yikumeka emakorhweni himintlawa leyintsongo kumbe tiri timbirhi. Yitirhisa rhambu leringa eka ncila wa yona kuva yiti sirhelela loko yiri e khombyeni, loko yo tsema yi chela vuxungu. Ti dorsal nati anal fins ta leti ntsongo tikurile loko ti pimanisiwa na miri wa tona. Titshikela matandza kuva ti andzisana.

Swakudya

Swakudya swayona swikatsa nkuxu, detritus na swimilani leswi milaka ematini. Yi hanya hi swimilani.

Kuhangalaka

Yikumeka eka tinxaka hinkwato ta malwandle ya laha misaveni.

Common species

Spotted tang - Zebrasoma gemmatum
Yellow tang - Zebrasoma flavescens
Yellowtail tang - Zebrasoma xanthurum