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Dwarf lionfish

Dendrochirus brachypterus
Ka lebitso: The scientific name brachypterus means 'short-finned', because its pectoral fins are relatively short.1
E utlwisa bohloko feelaO se ke wa amaE a utlwisa bohloko, empa e ke ke ya o lematsa haholo.
Ditlhapi tse nang le chefo Meutlwa e nang le chefoE ja: Nama
Kotsi ho batho: E bohlokoE ka utlwisa bohloko haholo, empa hoo e batlang e le kamehla ha e kotsi haholo.

The dwarf lionfish is a small, spiny reef fish from the Indo-Pacific. It lives in shallow reef flats and lagoons, where it hunts small sea creatures at night. Its back fin spines are venomous, so it is one to admire from a distance.1

E phela
Indo-Pacific, from East Africa and the Red Sea to Samoa, the Philippines and Australia1
Lewatle la India, Lewatle la Pacific, Lewatle le Lefubedu, Lewatle la Coral, Lewatle la Philippine, Lewatle la Timor le Arafura, Kgwohlo ya Bengal
Lapeng
It lives in reef flats and shallow lagoons, at depths from 1 to 80 m, usually around weed-covered rocks on sandy seabeds. By day it shelters in caves, crevices and among sponges. Adults are often found on sponges, and small groups of juveniles gather on reef outcrops.1
Bolelele
17 cm (6,7 in)1
Lebelo le phahameng
e ka bang 4,5 km/h (2,8 mph)
Ho sesa, kakanyo feela
E ja eng?
It is a nocturnal predator that hunts small crustaceans, mainly at night.1
Ka nnete!Foto ya Dwarf lionfish
Dwarf lionfish. Foto: Richard Ling. CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Ho e tseba jwang

  • Has 13 spines and 9 or 10 soft rays in its back fin.1
  • Background colour is dusky, mottled brown to reddish-brown, with darker bars across the body.1
  • Pectoral (side) fins are clearly banded, with 8 to 10 dark bars.1
  • Has a short tentacle above each eye and leaf-like fringes on the head.1
  • Black spots edged with red appear on the filaments of the back fin spines.1

Hangata e ferekanngwa le: Its pectoral fins are shorter than those of the zebra lionfish (Dendrochirus zebra), which is the main comparison made when identifying it.1

Matla a chefo

Meutlwa e nang le chefo

Meutlwa e bohale e nka chefo. Ho e hata kapa ho e tshwara ho bohloko.

Chefo ya yona (eo e e kenyang ka ho loma kapa ho hlaba) e etsang?

Its dorsal (back) fin spines are venomous, which means they inject venom when they pierce skin.1

E kotsi hakae ho batho?

Kotsi ho batho: E bohlokoE ka utlwisa bohloko haholo, empa hoo e batlang e le kamehla ha e kotsi haholo.

Haeba meutlwa ya yona e o hlaba

  • Kenya leqeba metsing a tjhesang, a tjhesang hoo motho a ka a mamellang ntle le ho tjha (a leke ka letsoho la hao pele), metsotso e 30 ho isa ho e 90. Fumana thuso ya bongaka, haholoholo bakeng sa di-stonefish le di-stingray.

Kamehla letsetsa nomoro ya tshohanyetso pele (112, 000, 911). Ena ke tataiso e akaretsang ya thuso ya pele, hase keletso ya bongaka. Metheo ya thuso ya pele

Dula o bolokehile

  • O se ke wa ama, wa tshwara kapa wa tena phoofolo ya naheng, leha e le e nyenyane, le leha e shebahala e robetse kapa e shwele.
  • E fe sebaka. Ha o kopana le yona, dula o kgutsitse, kgutlela morao butle mme o e tlohele e tsamaye ka tsela ya yona.
  • Haeba meutlwa ya yona e o hlaba: dula o kgutsitse, o se ke wa sisinyeha, letsetsa nomoro ya tshohanyetso (112, 000, 911) kapa o ye sepetlele kapele. Hopola hore e ne e shebahala jwang, foto e a thusa.

Ha e o batle. E sebedisa chefo ya yona ho tshwara dijo kapa ho itshireletsa, mme e kgetha ho ipata. Ho eketsehileng ka ho dula o bolokehile

E kgolo hakae?

E telele hakae?

Dwarf lionfish bolelele ba e ka bang 17 cm (6,7 in)Fono e bohlale e ka bang 15 cm (5,9 in)Banana e ka bang 18 cm (7,1 in)
e telele jwaloka diboloko tsa ho bapala tse 5 molenge ka sesa bolelele ba letangwane le leholo la ho sesa (50 m) ka metsotswana e 40

Dwarf lionfish e kgolo hakae ha e bapiswa le WENA?

Ke dipalo feela ka hara sebatli sa hao. Ha ho letho le bolokwang kapa le romelwang kae kapa kae.

E potlaka hakae?

ho molemo ho tseba

Dintlha

1

Its back fin spines are venomous, so care is needed around this fish.1

2

In some subsistence fisheries, it is used as a food fish.1

3

It is sometimes kept in the aquarium trade.1

Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa chefo

Lebitso la saense
Dendrochirus brachypterus
Sehlopha
Ditlhapi tse nang le chefo
Lelapa
Scorpaenidae2
Tatelano
Perciformes
Dikontinente
Lewatle la India, Lewatle la Pacific, Lewatle le Lefubedu, Lewatle la Coral, Lewatle la Philippine, Lewatle la Timor le Arafura, Kgwohlo ya Bengal, Mawatle
Masea
Females lay eggs, but raising the young has proved very difficult in captivity.1
Kotsi ho batho
2 / 5: E bohloko3

Moo dintlha di tswang teng

  1. Neochirus brachypterus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Dendrochirus brachypterus (iNaturalist): mabitso le tlhophiso.
  3. Venom Wiki: boemo ba kotsi, boholo bo tlwaelehileng le kakanyo ya lebelo ke tsa rona. Bona kamoo re di balang ka teng: Kamoo re lekanyang kotsi ka teng.

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