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Natal Hardhead catfish
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Hardhead catfish

Ariopsis felis
Ko faati e innde ndee: Its common name comes from a hard, bony plate on its head, which runs from between the eyes back towards the dorsal fin.1
Ina muusi tanWota a meemIna muusi, kono ɓetataa ma no feewi.
Liƴƴi jogiiɗi tooke Gaaɗe tookeIna ñaama: Seeɗa e kala huunde
Bone e yimɓe: MuusɗoIna waawi muusde sanne, kono hertaani wonde huunde mawnde.

The hardhead catfish is a sea catfish that lives in shallow coastal waters of the northwest Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. It has sharp spines on its fins that can be venomous, so it is one to admire from a distance. Male hardhead catfish also carry their eggs in their mouths until they hatch.1

Ina wuuri e
Northwest Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, from the southeast coast of the United States around the Florida Keys to the Gulf coast1
Geec Atlantik, Gulf Meksik, Geec Karayib
Hello arano
It is found mostly in near-shore ocean waters, and also in brackish estuaries and river mouths with sandy or muddy bottoms. It only occasionally enters fresh water. In winter it moves from shallower to deeper water.1
Juuteendi
25 cm haa 70 cm (9,8 in haa 2,3 ft)1
Teddeendi
5,5 kg (12 lb)1
Yaawde ɓurnde
hedde 6 km/h (3,7 mph)
Yoowde, miijo
Hol ko ngal ñaamata?
It eats a wide range of food, including algae, seagrasses, crabs, shrimp, sea cucumbers, worms and small fish. It hunts on mud and sand flats, using its barbels to find prey in murky water. Younger fish eat small crustaceans, while adults mainly eat larger fish.1
Goonga!Natal Hardhead catfish
Hardhead catfish. Natal: Edgar R. Waite. Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.

No anndirte ngal

  • Often dirty grey on top with white underneath.1
  • Four barbels (whisker-like feelers) under the chin and two more at the corners of the mouth.1
  • A hard, bony plate between the eyes and the dorsal fin.1
  • Sharp, barbed, slime-covered spines on the dorsal and pectoral fins. The dorsal spine stands upright when the fish is excited.1
  • Typically 25 to 30 cm long, and elongated in shape.1

Ina heewi waylondireede e: The gafftopsail catfish looks very similar. The difference is that its dorsal and pectoral spines have a fleshy extension, like the fore-and-aft topsail of a ship.1

Doole tooke

Gaaɗe tooke

Gaaɗe ceeɓɗe ina ndondii tooke. Yaabde e mum walla nanngude ɗum ina muusi.

Hol no bone mum heewiri e yimɓe?

Bone e yimɓe: MuusɗoIna waawi muusde sanne, kono hertaani wonde huunde mawnde.

No bite or death figures are given. Anglers generally avoid catching it because of the risk from handling the fish and its spines, and because its flesh tastes fishy compared with popular game fish.1

Hol ko ngal waɗata so ina hula?

When it feels threatened or excited, its dorsal spine stands upright, and its sharp, slime-covered spines are its main defence.1

So gaaɗe mum tuƴii ma

  • Naatnu gaañande nden e ndiyam guleeɗam, guleeɗam no neɗɗo oo waawi muññude tawa sumaani (ƴeewr ɗum e jungo maa), hojomaaji 30 haa 90. Heɓ ballal cafrol, ɓuri noon ngam liƴƴi kaaƴe e liƴƴi raay.

Adii fof noddu nimero urgence (112, 000, 911). Ɗum ko anndinal ballal adiingal, wonaa saaraangal doktoor. Ko adii e ballal adiingal

Reen hoore maa

  • Wota a meem, wota a nanngu, wota a ñiŋŋu kullal ladde haa abada, hay so ngal ina famɗi, hay so ina nanndi e ɗaaniingal walla maayngal.
  • Accu ngal nokku. So a fotti e ngal, deƴƴu, ruttu ɓaawo seeɗa seeɗa, accu ngal yaha laawol mum.
  • So gaaɗe mum tuƴii ma: deƴƴu, wota a dillu, noddu nimero urgence (112, 000, 911) walla yahu opitaal law. Jogo e hakkille no ngal nanndi, natal ina walla.

Ngal faalaaka gaañde ma. Ina huutoroo tooke mum ngam nanngude ñaamdu walla reenaade, ina ɓuri yiɗde suuɗaade. Ɓeydu anndude no reentortoo

Hol to e aduna?

AfrikAaziOropAmerik RewoAmerik WorgoOstaraali e OseyaaniGeec AtlantikGeec KarayibGulf Meksik

Hol no mawniri?

Hol no juutiri?

Hardhead catfish hedde 70 cm juutde (2,3 ft)Ullundu galle hedde 50 cm (1,6 ft)Rawaandu hedde 1 m (3,3 ft)

Hol no teddiri?

teddude no ulluuɗi galle 1,5
juutde no banaanaaji 4 sammondiraaɗihedde teddude no ullundu galleina waawi yoowde juuteendi pisin mawɗo (50 m) e segonde 30

Hol no Hardhead catfish mawniri, so fooɗondiraama e AN?

Limgal tan e navigatoor maa. Alaa ko danndetee walla ko neldetee.

Hol no yaawiri?

moƴƴi anndude

Humpito

1

Male hardhead catfish are paternal mouthbrooders: they keep the eggs and young in their mouths, and do not feed while doing so.1

2

Some researchers suggest they may use low-frequency sounds to detect and avoid close obstacles, which is an unusual ability for a fish.1

3

They can make sounds by vibrating thin bones near the swim bladder, and by grinding their throat teeth or rubbing their pectoral spines. These sounds appear to be a fright response.1

4

Hardhead catfish respond to chemical alarm signals released by injured members of their own species, with their activity increasing right after the signal. They are the first marine catfish found to show this type of alarm reaction.1

5

They can live for over 24 years.1

Ngam ganduɓe tooke

Innde ganndal
Ariopsis felis
Fedde
Liƴƴi jogiiɗi tooke
Ɓesngu
Ariidae2
Ordre
Siluriformes
Leyɗe mawɗe
Geec Atlantik, Gulf Meksik, Geec Karayib, Geece mawɗe
Ɓiɓɓe tokooso
The male carries the eggs in his mouth until they hatch, which takes roughly 8 to 11 weeks in total. Females have 20 to 65 eggs per spawning.1
Juuteendi nguurndam
hedde duuɓi 241
Bone e yimɓe
2 / 5: Muusɗo3

Ɗo humpito iwri

  1. Hardhead catfish (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Ariopsis felis (iNaturalist): inɗe e ceergal.
  3. Venom Wiki: tolno bone, mawnude heewnde e miijo yaawde ko amen. Yiy no men keɓirta ɗum: No men tolnirta bone.

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