Trumpetfish

© Johan Boshoff

Igama leentsapho eziqhelekileyo

ITrumpetfish

I-Alias

Flutemouth

Igama lezesayensi

Aulostomidae

Ubukhulu

Kuye kube ngu-1m, ububanzi be-55cm.

Ukukhangeleka

Ixesha elide, elilinyeneyo, umzimba omncinci. Ixesha elide, umquba we-tubular kunye neerbels ezimfutshane ekupheleni. Umlomo omncinci phambi kwe-mpumlo, emlonyeni kunokubonakala kw-ecaudal kunye neentambo ezincinci ze-sisu. Iimpiko zasemva nangaphantsi zikufutshane nomsila. Ephuzi ngombala kodwa ungatshintsha ukuba ube mnyama ngemivimbo xa izingela.

Inchukhacha jikelele

Intsapho ye-Aulostomidae inohlobo olunye kunye neentlobo ezi-ntathu. Ngamanye amaxesha iphazanyiswa (ngoku fana) kunye neConetfish, encinci kunye nesilivere. Ubona ukuzingela kwimifula ephantsi kwentloko. Ngamanye amaxesha zisebenzisa iindidi njengento yokuqhaqhazela ukuba zifike kwixhoba lazo. Zifunxa kwixhoba ngokuvula imilomo yabo ngokukhawuleza. Pelagic spawner.

Ukutya

Ukutya kwiintlanzi ezincinci zentlanzi.

Ukufumaneka

Ivela kuwo onke amalwandle ashushu kunye neendawo ezitshisayo zehlabathi.