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Mangrove horseshoe crab

Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda
Ibyerekeye izina: It is named after mangrove swamps, where it lives. The other name, round-tailed horseshoe crab, refers to its tail, which is rounded in cross section.1
Ishobora kwicaIshobora kwica umuntu utavuwe. Niba hari uwayiriye, shaka ubufasha vuba.
Izindi nyamaswa zifite uburozi Ifite uburozi iyo iriweIrya: InyamaIfite uburozi, ntifite ubumara
Akaga ku bantu: Iteje akaga cyaneIshobora kwica umuntu utavuwe.

The mangrove horseshoe crab is a sea creature with a hard shell and a long spiky tail. It lives in warm, shallow, muddy coastal waters in South and Southeast Asia. Its flesh contains a deadly poison, so it is important to know it apart from a safe relative.1

Ifite uburozi cyangwa ifite ubumara? Inyamaswa zifite ubumara zibwinjiza mu mubiri ziruma cyangwa zitera urubori. Inyamaswa zifite uburozi zigira nabi uzikozeho cyangwa uziriye. Iyi ifite uburozi.
Iba muri
Tropical and brackish waters of India, Bangladesh and Southeast Asia. It may also occur in Sri Lanka, Myanmar and the Philippines.1
Inyanja y'Abahinde, Inyanja ya Pasifika, Inyanja y'Amajyepfo y'u Bushinwa, Inyanja ya Andamani, Ikigobe cya Bengali
Ahabanza
It lives in shallow waters with soft, sandy bottoms or extensive mud flats, especially brackish, swampy areas such as mangroves. It spends most of its life close to or on the bottom. People meet it when fishermen collect it for food in Southeast Asia.1
Uburebure
28 cm kugeza kuri 40 cm (11 in kugeza kuri 1,3 ft)1
Umuvuduko wo hejuru
hafi 0,5 km/h (0,31 mph)
Koga, ikigereranyo cy'ugereranyije
Irya iki?
It is a selective feeder on the bottom, eating mainly insect larvae, small fish, small crabs and thin-shelled bivalves. It has no jaws, so it grinds food with bristles on its legs and passes it to its mouth with its small front pincers.1
Koko!Ifoto ya Mangrove horseshoe crab
Mangrove horseshoe crab. Ifoto: Amada44. CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Uko wayimenya

  • It is the smallest of the four living horseshoe crab species.1
  • Its tail has a rounded cross section. In the other species the tail is essentially triangular.1
  • Females are larger than males. Females are typically about 30.5 to 31.5 cm long including the tail.1
  • Adults have a large dome-shaped front shell, a smaller rear shell with spines on its edge, and a spike-like tail.1

Ikunze kwitiranywa na: It is often confused with Tachypleus gigas, which is harmless to eat. The mangrove horseshoe crab has a rounded tail, while T. gigas has a triangular one. Tachypleus tridentatus can live in the same habitat.1

Imbaraga z'uburozi

Ifite uburozi iyo iriwe

Igira nabi gusa iyo hari ikiyiriye.

Uburozi bwayo bukora iki?

Its flesh contains tetrodotoxin (TTX), a poison that is lethal. This is a poison in the food, not a venom from a bite or sting.1

Iteje akaga kangana iki ku bantu?

Akaga ku bantu: Iteje akaga cyaneIshobora kwica umuntu utavuwe.

Several cases of food poisoning have happened after people ate this crab, and some of these cases were fatal. These cases usually occur when the crab is mistaken for the harmless T. gigas.1

Niba hari uwayikozeho cyangwa uwayiriye

  • Niba hari uwayiriye cyangwa afite ibimenyetso nyuma yo kuyirya: hamagara ako kanya nimero y'ubutabazi cyangwa ikigo gishinzwe uburozi.

Buri gihe banza uhamagare nimero y'ubutabazi (112, 000, 911). Izi ni inama rusange z'ubutabazi bw'ibanze, si inama za muganga. Ibanze by'ubutabazi bw'ibanze

Irinde akaga

  • Ntuzigere ukora, ufata cyangwa ushotora inyamaswa yo mu gasozi, nubwo yaba ntoya, kandi nubwo yasa n'isinziriye cyangwa yapfuye.
  • Yihe umwanya. Niba uhuye n'imwe, tuza, usubire inyuma buhoro buhoro kandi uyireke yigendere.
  • Niba wayikozeho cyangwa wayiriye: ntukube amaso cyangwa umunwa, karaba intoki kandi ushake ubufasha bwa muganga.

Ntigushakisha ngo ikugirire nabi. Uburozi bwayo buriho gusa kugira ngo hatagira ikiyirya. Ibindi ku kwirinda

Ingana gute?

Ireshya ite?

Mangrove horseshoe crab ireshya hafi 40 cm (1,3 ft)Umuneke hafi 18 cm (7,1 in)Injangwe yo mu rugo hafi 50 cm (1,6 ft)
ireshya n'imineke 2 ikurikiranyeireshya n'ibice 12 by'ibikinisho byo kubaka biri ku murongo

Mangrove horseshoe crab ingana ite ugereranyije NAWE?

Ni imibare gusa ikorerwa muri mudasobwa yawe. Nta kintu kibikwa cyangwa cyoherezwa ahandi.

Yihuta gute?

bikwiye kumenywa

Ibintu by'ukuri

1

Its flesh contains a lethal poison, but its roe is a prized delicacy in Thailand, where it is served in a salad called yam khai maeng da.1

2

Horseshoe crabs have remained almost unchanged in shape and size for millions of years, and their fossils over 400 million years old look almost identical to living ones.1

3

Juveniles grow about 33% bigger each time they moult, taking about five moults to grow from 2 cm to adult size.1

4

Males cling to the backs of females for long periods before the eggs are laid, and it is thought that this species is monogamous.1

5

Horseshoe crabs have two compound eyes, which are mainly used to find a mate.1

Usenya ibinyoma

Ikinyoma: All horseshoe crabs are safe to eat.

Ukuri: The mangrove horseshoe crab is not safe. Its flesh contains lethal tetrodotoxin, unlike T. gigas, which is harmless to eat.1

Ku bahanga mu by'ubumara

Izina rya siyansi
Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda
Itsinda
Izindi nyamaswa zifite uburozi
Umuryango
Limulidae2
Itsinda rinini (order)
Xiphosurida
Imigabane
Inyanja y'Abahinde, Inyanja ya Pasifika, Inyanja y'Amajyepfo y'u Bushinwa, Inyanja ya Andamani, Ikigobe cya Bengali, Inyanja ngari
Abana bato
Females lay about 3500 eggs in a hole dug in the sand or mud, and the male fertilises them. The large eggs hatch after a couple of weeks into miniature versions of the adults.1
Akaga ku bantu
4 / 5: Iteje akaga cyane3

Aho ibintu bivugwa bituruka

  1. Mangrove horseshoe crab (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda (iNaturalist): amazina n'ibyiciro.
  3. Venom Wiki: urwego rw'akaga, ingano isanzwe n'ikigereranyo cy'umuvuduko ni ibyacu bwite. Reba uko tubibara: Uko tugena akaga.

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