Flounders

Igama leentsapho eziqhelekileyo

I-Flounders

Alias

Left-eyed flounders

Igama lezesayensi

Bothidae

Ubukhulu

Ukufika ku-1,5m, umyinge we-40cm.

Ukukhangeleka

Umzimba ogqityiweyo onobubini ngamehlo kwicala elinye, ngokuqhelekileyo kwicala lasekhohlo. Isiphetho sePectoral sinye. Iimpahla ze-Dorsal kunye ne-mpundu ezingapheliyo ngokuqhubekayo. Uhlobo luyahluka. Ukukhanya ngeendawo ezimnyama, ngamanye amabala obomvu. Ungatshintsha umbala ukuzifihla.

Inkcukacha jikelele

Intsapho yeBothidae inezintlu eziyi-13 kunye neentlobo eziyi-116. Abafayo bazalwa ngamehlo emacaleni amabini, kodwa bahamba kwicala lasekhohlo xa behlala kwi-substrate. Eyaziwayo ukusuka kwintsimi yendawo enkulu enkulu yepectoral fin kunye namachaphaza. Indawo ephantsi. Ufihla kwisanti ukugxotha inkunzi. Abahlaziyi bePelagic.

Ukutya

Ukutya kwizantsi kwii-invertebrates ezincinci kunye nentlanzi.

Ukufumaneka

Ivela kuwo onke amalwandle ashushu kunye neendawo ezitshisayo zehlabathi.

Iindidi eziqhelekileyo

Leopard flounder - Bothus pantherinus
Peacock flounder - Bothus mancus