Snappers
Abadlali be-Snappers

© Jean Tresfon

Igama leentsapho eziqhelekileyo

Abadlali be-Snappers

Igama lezesayensi

Lutjanidae

Ubukhulu

Ukufika ku-1 m, umyinge we-30 cm.

Ukukhangeleka

Imile okombhoxo. Amalungu adibene, ecaleni. Umsila osikiweyo unqunywe okanye uthinteke kakhulu. Umgca wokuphela. Intloko idla ngokuhla ide ifike emlonyeni. Imibala ihluke kwibala
Ophuzi, omhlophe, isilivere kunye no buhlaza na obomvu okanye omnyama nomhlophe.

Inkcazelo jikelele

Intsapho yeLutjanidae iqulethe i-1 7 genera kunye neentlobo eziyi-107. Kufunyenwe kwizikolo ezinkulu ngaphezu kwemijelo. Ukuzingela ikakhulu ebusuku, ngoko ke amehlo amakhulu kwiintlobo ezininzi. Banamazinyo ephahleni. Emilonyeni yabo ukuba bayichoboze amaxhoba. Abahlaziyi bePelagic.

Ukutya

Ukutya kwe-crustaceans kunye nezinye iintlanzi. Ezinye iintlobo zondla iplankton.

Ukufumaneka

Ivela kuwo onke amalwandle ashushu kunye neendawo ezitshisayo zehlabathi.

Iindidi eziqhelekileyo

Bluebanded snapper - Lutjanus kasmira
Emperor snappers - Lutjanus sebae
Humpback snapper - Lutjanus gibbus