Gurnards

© Johan Boshoff

Igama leentsapho eziqhelekileyo

iGurnards

Alias

ii-robins zaseLwandle

Igama lezesayensi

Triglidae

Ubukhulu

Kuye kube ngu-1m, umyinge we-40cm

Ukukhangeleka

Intloko enemathambo ephezulu kunye neempompe ukuya kumsila onqambileyo. Zinee mpiko ezinthathungaphambili Imibala imhlophe kwaye imnyama emzimbeni kunye nemiphetho eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Kwiifomal fins.

Inkcukacha jikelele

Iintsapho ze-Triglidae ziqulethe izifo eziyi-14 kunye neentlobo eziyi-100. Indawo ephantsi. Imibala yepectoral isetyenziselwa ukufumana ukutya. Unokuvelisa isandi sokugubha ngokubhukuda kwabo.
Ngamanye amaxesha kubonakala 'kuhamba ngeenqanawa' phezu komhlaba xa kuphazamiseka ngamanqanawa. Oku kwenziwa ngokusasaza iifomal fins zabo. Abahlaziyi bePelagic.

Ukutya

Ukutya kakhulu kwiimolluscs kunye neentlanzi ezincinci.

Ukufumaneka

Ivela kuwo onke amalwandle ashushu kunye neendawo ezitshisayo zehlabathi.

Iindidi eziqhelekileyo

Bluefin gurnard - Chelidonichthys kumu
Flying gurnard - Dactylopteridae orientalis
Tub gurnard - Trigla lucerna