Seamoth

© Johan Boshoff

Igama leentsapho eziqhelekileyo

Seamoth

Igama lezesayensi

Pegasidae

Ukulinganisa

Ukufika ku-13cm, isilinganiso siyi-10cm.

Ukukhangeleka

Imizimba ethembekileyo, ehlanganiswe kwiiplati zebony. Iimpahia ezinkulu zepectoral zinika umzimba umboniso oonxantathu. Ixesha 'elide' kunye nomsila ophakathi. Uhlobo luluhlaza obomvu nolumhlophe ngamanqaku amnyama. Ungatshintsha umbala.

Inkcazelo jikelele

I-Pegasidae yintsapho iqulethe i-2 genera kunye neentlobo eziyi-5. Kufunyanwe kwiibini eziphakathi kolwandle phakathi kweeraliyali kunye neendawo ezinxweme. 'Hamba' kwiimfono zeplavic kunye neepectorals zisasazeka. Umsila unamacenge ejikelezileyo, okwenza kube lula ukuqhuma. Umlomo oguqulwayo usetyenziselwa ukunamathela amaxhoba ukusuka emagumbini abo. Abahlaziyi bePelagic.

Ukutya

Ukutya kwiimbungu kunye namanye ama-invertebrates amancinci.

Ukufumaneka

Ivela kuwo onke amalwandle ashushu kunye neendawo ezitshisayo zehlabathi.

Iindidi eziqhelekileyo

Seamoth (Eurypegasus draconis)