Red Lionfish

Igama leentsapho eziqhelekileyo

i-Lionfish

Alias

i-Turkeyfish

Igama lezesayensi

Pterois

Ubukhulu

Ukufika ku-50cm, umyinge we-30cm

Ukukhangeleka

Ipaji yempuphu yepectoral efana ne-fan kwaye ibukhali endle ye-dorsal fin efana ne-ntloko yengonyama, ngaloo ndlela igama layo labe liyalifumana. Uhlobo luyahlukahluka kunye nemaroni kunye nomdaka obuninzi kunye nemigca emhlophe.

Inkcukacha jikelele

I-Pterois genus iqulethe iintlobo ezili-9. I-spikes inetyhefu, kodwa ayifuni. Ukudibana kakuhle. Intlanzi e-Docile engesabi lula ngabanye. Ngokuqhelekileyo ifunyenwe intloko phantsi kwee-coral izixhobo ezizingelayo. Abazingeli ngobusuku, besetyenziselwa iipectoral ezixhaphakileyo ukuba babambe umxhwele ekona. Abahlaziyi bePelagic.

Ukutya

Ukutya kwiintlanzi ezincinci, i-shrimps kunye namaqabunga.

Ukufmaneka

Ivela kuwo onke amalwandl ashushu kunye neendawo ezitshisayo zehlabathi.

Iindidi eziqhelekileyo

Broadbarred scorpionfish/Spotfin lionfish (Pterois antennata)
Lionfish/Devil firefish (Pterois miles)
Radial scorpionfish (Pterois radiata)