Pineapplefish

© Johan Boshoff

Igama leentsapho eziqhelekileyo

i-Pineapplefish

I-Alias

i-Pineconefish, i-Burrfish

Igama lezesayensi

Monocentridae

Ukulinganisa

Ukufika ku-30 cm, umyinge we-17 cm.

Ukukhangeleka

Ukujikeleza, umzimba ogxininisiweyo kunye nezikali ezinzima, ezifana nezicathulo, kunye neendonga ezivelele. Iimpahla zepelvic zinomqolo omnye kwaye zinokuthi zitshintshwe ngqo njengendlela yokukhusela. Ephuzi ukuya kwilalanti kunye nemigodi emnyama kwiimfucu.

Inkcukacha jikelele

Intsapho yeMonocentridae inamalungu amabini kunye neentlobo ezine. Iqumrhu le-Bioluminescent kwicala elingaphantsi lomhlathi obizwa nge-photophore elunxwemeni ngelilanga kunye nohlaza okwesibhakabhaka ebusuku. Isetyenziswe ukutsala ukutya. Kufunyenwe ngaphantsi kweengqungquthela, emaphandleni okanye kwizikolo ezincinci phezu kwemijelo. Ngobusuku. Abahlaziyi bePelagic.

Ukutya

Ii-plankton, nee ntlanzi ezincinci.

Ukufumaneka

Iyenzeka kuwo onke amalwandle ashushu kunye neendawo ezitshisayo ze-Indo-Pacific.