Crayfish

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Igama Leentsapho Eziqhelekileyo

iiLobsters

I-Alias

I-Crayfish

Igama Lezesayensi

Nephropidae

Ubukhulu

Ukufika ku-60cm, umyinge we-30cm.

Ukukhangeleka

Ukukhusela okukhuselekileyo. Iimbini zeemilenze ezintlanu, ezinye zineentloko. Iimbongo ezinde. I-Carapace (iifomati ezifakela i-thorax) ngokuqhelekileyo zinokubukeka kancinci, ezinye zi-spikes ezibukhali. Imibala eyahlukileyo, kubandakanywa abamnyama, abomdaka, obomvu, obomvana, oononti kunye nohlaza.

Inkcukacha jikelele

Intsapho yaseNephropidae inezintlu ezili-11 kunye neentlobo ezingama-24. Kufunyenwe kwimimandla enqabileyo okanye enesihlabathi, ukusuka emanzini ukuya kwikharityhulam yelizwekazi. I-Lobsters i-molt ukuze ikhule. Ndabona kakuhle. Xa bephazamiseka, baya kubaleka ngokukhanda kunye nokungahambisani nesisu. Idilesi yesidoda sezilwanyana esiswini sayo kwaye uyisebenzise njengoko kuyimfuneko. Amaqanda agcinwa ngaphantsi kwesisu kuze kube yintshontsho, eyiinyanga ezili-10-11.

Ukutya

Ukutya kwiintlanzi, i-molluscs, ezinye i-crustaceans, iimbungu kunye nezinye izityalo. Baye baxhamla.

Ukufumaneka

Ivela olwandle olujikeleze ihlabathi.

Iindidi eziqhelekileyo

I-lobster lobuninzi emilenze - Panulirus longipes
Ornate spiny lobster - Palaemon adspersus
Painter rock lobster - Panulirus versicolor