Goatfish

Igama leentsapho eziqhelekileyo

iGoatfish

Igama lezesayensi

i-Mullidae

Ubukhulu

Ukufika kwi-60 cm, ububanzi ne-35 cm.

Ukukhangeleka

Umzimba odibeneyo. Iibini ezinobumba obuncinci kwicala ngalinye lomlomo. Umnqophiso weCaudal uphoxisiwe. Izikali ezinkulu. Iimpahla ze-Dorsal zihlukaniswe kakuhle. Imibala iyahluka kwesiliva kunye nomnyama ukuya kuluhlaza.

Inkcukacha jikelele

Intsapho yeMullidae inamalungu ayi-6 kunye nezilwanyana eziyi-55. Abasondli bezantsi. iSebenzisa ii-barbels ukufumana ukutya kwisanti (i-chemosensory). Kwakhona kusetshenziselwa ukutsala amabhinqa ngexesha lobudlelwane. Ifumaneka kumaqela amancinci azingela ukutya. Maxa wambi ihamba kunye nezinye iintlanzi ezifanelekileyo. Abahlaziyi bePelagic.

Ukutya

Ukutya i-crustaceans ezincinci kunye nezinto eziphilayo zokhula, kuquka iimbungu kunye ne-echinoderms.

Ukufumaneka

Ivela kuwo onke amalwandle ashushu kunye neendawo ezitshisayo zehlabathi.

Iindidi eziqhelekileyo

Blacksaddle goatfish (Parupeneus rubescens)
I-bar-bar ibhantshi kabini (Parupeneus bifasiatus)
Flame i-goatfish (Mulloides vanicolensis)