Filefish

Igama Edume Ngalo

I-Filefish

Amanye amagama

I-Foolfish, I-Leatherjackets noma I-Shingles

Igama Lesayensi

Monacanthidae

Usayizi

Ifikela ku 110 cm, kepha ijwayeleke ukuba ngu 20 cm.

Ibonakala ngani

Ingxenye yomzimba ongaphambili ijulile okuyenza ibukeke njengonxantathu. Inomzimba oyisicaba. Inomgogodla omude. Inomsila omfishane. Ikhanda linomlomo omncane namazinyo amancane acijile phambili. Ingashintsha umbala ukuzifihla ezitheni zayo nokuyilekelela ekuzingeleni ukudla. Eyesilisa inemibala ehlukile kowesifazane.

Imininingwane

Umndeni weMonacanthidae uhlukene izigaba eziwu-31 ezahlukene ka-95. Itholakala eduze kwamatshe nasechwebeni noma emifantwini yamadwala. Izinhlanzi ezincane zicasha ngaphansi etshanini olwandle. Zitholakala zihamba ngazimbili. Isikhumba sayo le nhlanzi siyahhuhluzela, okwenza ithole leligama le-Filefish. Amaqanjana ale nhlanzi atholakala phansi kolwandle. Amaqanda avikelwa abazali bobabili.

Idlani

Idla izinhlobo ezehlukene zokudla kusukela kulwelwezi kuya etshanini obutholakala ekujuleni kolwandle nezinhlobonhlobo zezinhlanzi ezincane ezingenamgogodla ezintanta emanzini.

Itholakalaphi

Itholakala kuzo zonke izimo zezulu zasolwandle emhlabeni.

Uhlobo Olufanayo

I-Blacksaddle mimic filefish (Paraluteres prionurus)
I-Harlequin filefish (Oxymonacanthus longirostris)
I-Honeycomb filefish (Cantherhines pardalis)