Rabbitfish

Igama leentsapho eziqhelekileyo

Rabbitfish

I-Alias

Spinefoot

Igama lezesayensi

Siganidae

Ubukhulu

Ukufika ku-40cm, umyinge we-30cm

Ukukhangeleka

Amagqabhagqabha aneziqhamo ezinomlenze womlomo owandisiweyo. Umlomo uncinci kwaye ukhangeleka. Umphetho oqhubekayo wokuguqulwa, kunye nokuphakama okufanayo. Umnqophiso weCaudal uphoxisiwe. Imibala imhlophe imhlophe kwaye iphuzi ngeendawo ezimnyama okanye umbala obunobumba obunzima.

Inkcukacha jikelele

I-Siganidae yintsapho iqulethe i-2 yezifo kunye neentsuku eziyi-27. Ebizwa ngokuba yiRigfishfish ngenxa yokufana kwempumlo. Iintsiba zinetyhefu. Kufunyenwe kwizikolo okanye kwiibini ezikwimifuma, ikakhulukazi kumanzi aphantsi. Sebenzisa amazinyo ukuze udibanise i-algae ukusuka ematyeni. Iyakwazi ukutshintsha umbala wokufumba. Esebenzayo emini. Abahlaziyi bePelagic.

Ukutya

Ukutya kwi-benthic algae - herbivore.

Ukufumaneka

Ivela kwi-Indo-Pacific naseMeditera.

Iindidi eziqhelekileyo

Coral rabbitfish (Siganus corallinus)
Foxface rabbitfish (Siganus vulpinus)
Whitespotted rabbitfish (Siganus sutor)