Horsefish

Igama leentsapho eziqhelekileyo

I-Horsefish

I-Alias

I-Pigfish, iRacehorses

Igama lezesayensi

Congiopodidae

Ubukhulu

Kuye kubeyi-75 cm, ububanzi be-35 cm.

Ukukhangeleka

Umzimba ogxininiswe kunye nomlenze obalaseleyo. I-Concave ukusuka phezulu kwintloko ukuya kwinqanaba le-snout. Akukho zikali. Umbala omhlophe, onobumba, obomdaka kunye omnyama kunye neendawo ezingavumelekanga.

Inkcukacha jiklelele

I-Congiopodidae yintsapho iqulethe izifo ezine kunye neentsholongwane eziyi-9. Iphosa phantsi komyalelo we-Scorpaeniformes (iScorpionfish). Abasondli bezantsi. Ukufihlaka kuhle kakhulu. Ngokuqhelekileyo kufumaneka kwiindawo apho ulwandle luvela khona. Ifunyenwe kwi-500m ejulile. Ezinye iintlobo zifunyenwe kwi-molt njengezilwanyana ezihlambulukileyo. Abahlaziyi bePelagic.

Ukutya

Ukutya ii-invertebrates ezincinci.

Ukufumaneka

Ivela kwindawo esemazantsi kwamanzi athile.

Iindidi eziqhelekileyo

Spinenose horsefish - Congiodopus spinifer
Smooth horsefish - Congiopodus torvus