Soapfish

Igama leentsapho eziqhelekileyo

I-Soapfish

Igama lezesayensi

Grammistidae

Ukulinganisa

Ukufikelela ku-40cm, umlinganiselo we-15cm

Ukukhangeleka

Umzimba ogqityiweyo wanyanzeliswa. Umlomo omkhulu kunye nomhlathi omncinci ophantsi. Umsila uqhele ukujikeleza. Iipectoral fins nazo zijikeleze. Imibala ihluke kwibala elihlaza okwesibhakabhaka nomgca obomvu ukuya kumnyama nomhlophe okanye isilivere kunye nohlaza okwesibhakabhaka.

Inkcukacha jikelele

I-sub-family yeGrammistidae inezintlu ezi-7 kunye neentlobo eziyi-28. Intsapho yabasebenzi. Xa bexhala, bavelisa i-mucus yomzimba enetyhefu eyenza ugwebu yayo emanzini. Izifihla ngaphantsi. Zininzi iintlobo zizingela ebusuku. Kwakhona ubona ukuzingela ngeentlanzi ezinkulu. Abahlaziyi bePelagic.

Ukutya

Ukutya iintlanzi ezincinci kunye nee-crustaceans.

Ukufumaneka

Ivela kuwo onke amalwandle ashushu kunye neendawo ezitshisayo zehlabathi.

Iindidi eziqhelekileyo

Goldribbon soapfish (Aulacocephalus temminckii)
Sixstripe soapfish (Grammistes sexlineatus)
Snowflake soapfish (Pogonoperca punctata)