Toadfish
Amaselesele

© Johan Boshoff

Igama Elijwayelekile

Amaselesele noma amasele

Igama lesayensi

Batrachoididae

Usayizi

Ungafinyelela ku-57 cm, ojwayelekile kuba wu-17 cm.

Ibokanala ngani

Inekhanda elikhulu, icijile ngase msileni. Inomlomo omkhulu, Inezindebe ngenhla nasenzansi nokusazindevu. Amafins amabili ngenhla, eyokuqala ispine esicijile nakumagills. Ihlaba ngoshevu. Ezinye zikwazi ukukhanyisa. Inombala osasihlabathi osiza uma icashile.

Imininingwane

Lomndeni wamaBatrachoididae unemikhakha engu 23 nezinhlotshana ezingu 80.Igama layo lusukela ngendlela ebukeka ngayo. Itholakala ezihlabathini noma odakeni ngezansi. Ezesilisa zibanga umsindo ngesibindi sayo ukuheha isifazane ezesilisa zilondoloza amaqanda aze achamisele ezicane zibe namasonto amahlanu.

Idlani

Idla izibungu, crustaceans nama invertebrates.

Zithokalaphi

Emanzini athokomele kanye nakulwandle oluseTropical.

Ezinye izinhlobo

Brown toadfish - Batrachomoeus dubius
Snakehead toadfish - Batrichthys apiatus
Splendid toadfish - Sanopus splendidus