Catfish
i-Catfish

© Nigel J Dennis

Igama leentsapho eziqhelekileyo

i-Catfish

I-Alias

Akukho

Igama lezesayensi

Ariidae

Ubukhulu

Ukufika ku-45cm

Ukukhangeleka

Umzimba odibeneyo, owenziwe nge-eel. Iimbini ze-barbels eziyi-2-3 (ivuvu) emlonyeni. Umsila ongathi yofolokhwe iTailfin. Ngokuqhelekileyo umbala obomvu okanye umbala wesiliva. Ezinye ngeemivimbo.

Inkcukhacha jikelele

Intsapho yeAriidae iqulethwe yimigangatho eyi-14 kunye neentlobo eziyi-120. Akunaso sikali. Umphetho wokuqala we-dorsal unomqolo omde (utyhefu). Amacwecwe enamathambo ebunzini. Maxa wambi zifumaneka kwiindawo kwiindawo ezifihlakeleyo emva kokuchumisa, indoda iya kugcina amaqanda emlonyeni wayo ize ihlume. Enye yeentlobo ezimbalwa apho kuthi oku kwenzeke.

Ukutya

Zitya kwiintlanzi ezincinci kunye ne-invertebrates benthic, rhoqo ii-shrimps, amaqabunga okanye i-molluscs. Zisebenzisa
Iibhebels zazo ukukhangela ukutya kwisanti.

Ukufumaneka

Ivela kuwo onke amalwandle ashushu kunye neendawo ezitshisayo zehlabathi. Ezinye iindidi nazo zivela kwiindawo zokuhlala
Kunye namanzi afudumele kamnandi.

Iindidi eziqhelekileyo

Seafishfish
Galeichthys sp
I-catfish eel catfish
Plotosus lineatus
I-stelped eel catfish Izingane
Plotosus lineatus