Flagtails

Igama leentsapho eziqhelekileyo

I-Flagtails

Igama lezesayensi

Kuhliidae

Ubukhulu

Ukufika ku-50cm, i-20cm ephakathi.

Ukukhangeleka

Umzimba omncinci, oxinyiweyo emva koko. Umsila ogqityiweyo uphazamise ngokukodwa ngamanqaku amnyama okanye amhlophe kuwo, unike le ntlobo igama layo. Iimpahla ze-Dorsal zineenkcukacha ezinzulu. I-Scaly sheath ejikelezayo kunye neengqungquthela zangaphambili. Ngokuqhelekileyo isilivere ngombala.

Inkcukacha jikelele

I-Kuhliidae yintsapho iqulethe i-1 yoluntu kunye neentlobo eziyi-8. Kuvela ezikolweni kwiindawo ezidlulayo ngosuku. Ifunyenwe kwimimandla engaselwandle okanye emanzini amanzi. Amaxhoba awenza amaqela amancinci kwaye ngamanye amaxesha afumaneka kwiindawo zamachibi. Ukutya ebusuku. Abahlaziyi bePelagic.

Ukutya

Zitya ii-crustaceans ezincinci ezidadayo.

Ukufumaneka

Ivela kuwo onke amalwandle ashushu kunye neendawo ezitshisayo zehlabathi.

Iindidi eziqhelekileyo

Barred flagtail (Kuhlia mugil)
Flagtail (Prochilodus sp)