Pipefish

Igama leentsapho eziqhelekileyo

Pipefish

Igama lezesayensi

Syngnathinae

Ukulinganisa

Ukufikelela ku-60 cm, umyinge we-12 cm.

Ukukhangeleka

Ixesha elide, elincinci, elinjengeenyoka elinomlenze omncinane kunye nomlomo wokuphela. Umgca wokuphela. Umncinci omncinane. Uchungechunge lwezigulane zebony zimboze umzimba wonke. Uhlobo luyahlukahluka kakhulu. Ezinye iintlobo zinemibala enemibala ebomvu, ephuzi kunye na orenji.

Inkcukaca jikelele

I-Syngnathinae yintsapho-nentsapho iqukethe -23 kunye nezilwanyana eziyi-120. Intsapho yolwandle. I-Dorsal fin isetyenziselwa ukuqhuma. Sebenzisa isantya sokunyuka ukuze ubambe ixhoba. Abesilisa banomdla.
Isikhwama okanye isiponysi apho amaqanda abekwe khona, atyulelwe kwaye agcinwe de ade ahluthe. Ezinye zipheleleyo. Phuhliswa kwaye abanye bangena kwisigaba seempethu.

Ukutya

Ii-invertebrates ezincinci.

Ukufumaneka

Ivela kuwo onke amalwandle ashushu kunye neendawo ezitshisayo zehlabathi.

Iindidi eziqhelekileyo

Ubumnyama obumnyama (Corythoichthys nigripectus)
Ucoceko uhamba (Doryrhamphus janssi)
I-Ornate ghost ipipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus)