Toadfish

Vito ra ntolovelo ra xindyangu

Toadfish

Vito ra xi science

Batrachoididae

Size

Ku fika eka 57 cm, hintolovelo 17 cm.

Nhlamuselo

Yina nhloko leyikulu yitlhela yipetseka kantsongo kuya encileni. Yina nomo lowukulu lowunga khavisiwa eka rihlaya rale henhla nale hansi hi nhlonge na timhondzo. Yiva na ti dorsal fins, letingana rambu ro tontswa laha eka ti gills. Rhambu rero rina phoyizeni laha ritlhavaka kona. Tinwana tina ti photophores (swirho leswi humesaka timboni). Yina muhlovo lowu fanaka swinene na sandi/sava leswingana mihlovo hlovo yodzwihala leyi tirhisiwaka ku tumbela loko swifanerile.

Vuxokoxoko

Ndyangu wa yona wa Batrachoididae wuna swirho swa 23 natinxakanxaka ta 80. Vito ra yona risukela eka leswi yivonakarisaka xiswona. Yikumeka ngopfu esaveni/sandi kumbe laha kungana ndhope. Loko yihlota yo juma Kunene valala vayona. Leya xinuna yitirhisa ti bladders kuva yi endla mpfumawulo lowu kokaka rinoko ra leyi ya xisati kuva yita exisakeni xa yona. Leyi ya xinuna yihlayisa matandza kukondza ya tlhotlhorha na vana va kona vava na 5 wa mavhiki.

Swakudya

Swakudya swayona swikatsa swivungu, crustaceans na swihadyani leswipfumalaka rhambu rale nhlaneni.

Kuhangalaka

Yikumeka eka tinxaka hinkwato ta malwandle yalaha misaveni.

Common Species

Brown toadfish - Batrachomoeus dubius
Snakehead toadfish - Batrichthys apiatus
Splendid toadfish - Sanopus splendidus