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Dusky spinefoot

Siganus luridus
Ka ga leina: Its scientific name, luridus, means 'pale yellow'. The collector of the first specimen gave it this name.1
E utlwisa botlhoko felaO se ka wa amaE a utlwisa botlhoko, mme ga e kitla e go gobatsa thata.
Ditlhapi tse di tsenyang botlhole Mitlwa ya botlholeE ja: Dimela
Kotsi go batho: E botlhokoE ka utlwisa botlhoko tota, mme go seoka thata gore e nne masisi.

The dusky spinefoot is a rabbitfish with venomous spines on its fins. It is native to the western Indian Ocean and has spread into the Mediterranean Sea through the Suez Canal. People also catch it as a food fish.1

E tshela kwa
Western Indian Ocean, from Mozambique north to the Red Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea1
Lewatle la India, Lewatle le Lehibidu, Lewatle la Mediterranean, Lewatle la Arabia le Gulf ya Peresia
Gae
It lives at depths of 2 to 40 metres, in waters over hard surfaces such as coral and rocky reefs. Adults are often seen in schools, though single fish also occur.1
Boleele
30 cm (1 ft)1
Lebelo le le kwa godimo
e ka nna 5 km/h (3,1 mph)
Go thuma, kakanyo fela
E ja eng?
Adults graze on algae from the seabed. They feed on larger brown algae and other large water plants called macrophytes.1
Ka nnete!Setshwantsho sa Dusky spinefoot
Dusky spinefoot. Setshwantsho: Roberto Pillon. CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Tsela ya go e lemoga

  • Compressed (flattened from side to side) body1
  • Normally olive green to dark brown, with a mottled pattern1
  • Pale yellow pectoral fins and dark bars on the tail fin1
  • Dorsal fin with 13 to 14 spines, and a single row of incisor-like teeth in the jaws1
  • Usually about 20 cm long, and up to 30 cm1

Maatla a botlhole

Mitlwa ya botlhole

Mitlwa e e bogale e rwala botlhole. Go e gata kgotsa go e tshwara go a utlwisa botlhoko.

Botlhole jo e bo tsenyang bo dira eng?

The spines on its fins produce venom. In a study of a related rabbitfish, the venom was found to be similar to stonefish venom.1

E kotsi go le kae go batho?

Kotsi go batho: E botlhokoE ka utlwisa botlhoko tota, mme go seoka thata gore e nne masisi.

When eaten, it has been linked to cases of mild ciguatera-like poisoning. Ciguatera is a form of food poisoning caused by toxins in some reef fish.1

E dira eng fa e tshogile?

When threatened, it stops suddenly and raises its dorsal, anal and pelvic fins, showing an array of venomous spines around its body.1

Fa mitlwa ya yone e go tlhaba

  • Tsenya ntho mo metsing a a mogote, a a bollo jo motho a ka bo itshokang a sa fiswe (a leke ka seatla sa gago pele), metsotso e le 30 go ya go 90. Batla thuso ya bongaka, bogolo jang go ditlhapi tsa lefika le distingrei.

Ka gale leletsa nomoro ya gago ya tshoganyetso pele (112, 000, 911). Se ke kaelo e e akaretsang ya thuso ya ntlha, ga se kgakololo ya bongaka. Motheo wa thuso ya ntlha

Nna o babalesegile

  • O se ka wa ama, wa tshwara kgotsa wa tshwenya phologolo ya naga, le fa e le e nnye, le fa e lebega e robetse kgotsa e sule.
  • E fe sebaka. Fa o kopana le yone, ritibala, boela morago ka bonya mme o e tlogele e tsamaye ka tsela ya yone.
  • Fa mitlwa ya yone e go tlhaba: ritibala, o se ka wa tshikinyega, leletsa nomoro ya gago ya tshoganyetso (112, 000, 911) kgotsa o ye bookelong ka bonako. Gopola gore e ne e lebega jang, setshwantsho se a thusa.

Ga e go batle. E dirisa botlhole jwa yone go tshwara dijo kgotsa go itshireletsa, mme e rata go iphitlha go feta. Go le gontsi ka go nna o babalesegile

E kgolo go le kae?

E telele go le kae?

Dusky spinefoot e ka nna 30 cm ka boleele (1 ft)Panana e ka nna 18 cm (7,1 in)Katse ya ntlo e ka nna 50 cm (1,6 ft)
boleele jo bo lekanang le diboloko tsa go aga tsa ditshamekisi di le 9 mo molenge ka thuma boleele jwa bodiba jo bogolo jwa go thuma (50 m) ka metsotswana e le 36

Dusky spinefoot e kgolo go le kae fa e bapisiwa le WENA?

Ke dipalo fela mo sefetleng sa gago (browser). Ga go sepe se se bolokwang kgotsa se se romelwang gope.

E bonako go le kae?

go botlhokwa go itse

Dintlha

1

Its spines are mainly a defence against predators. The highest predation pressure falls on its larvae and planktonic stages.1

2

It came to the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal. It was first recorded off Israel in 1955 and has since spread as far west as the French Mediterranean coast and the Adriatic Sea.1

3

It is a daytime feeder. At night it hides in cavities in the reef.1

4

It is an important fish for fisheries in the Mediterranean. In Kenya, it is caught mainly as bycatch.1

Ya baitseanape ba botlhole

Leina la saense
Siganus luridus
Setlhopha
Ditlhapi tse di tsenyang botlhole
Lelapa
Siganidae2
Lekoko
Acanthuriformes
Dikontinente
Lewatle la India, Lewatle le Lehibidu, Lewatle la Mediterranean, Lewatle la Arabia le Gulf ya Peresia, Mawatle
Masea
It spawns in April and from June to August, when seawater is between 24 and 29 °C. The eggs and larvae drift in the plankton near the surface.1
Kotsi go batho
2 / 5: E botlhoko3

Kwa dintlha di tswang teng

  1. Dusky spinefoot (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Siganus luridus (iNaturalist): maina le thulaganyo ya mefuta.
  3. Venom Wiki: seelo sa kotsi, bogolo jo bo tlwaelegileng le kakanyo ya lebelo ke tsa rona. Bona kafa re di balang ka teng: Kafa re lekanyang kotsi ka teng.

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