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Dwarf lionfish

Dendrochirus brachypterus
Ka ga leina: The scientific name brachypterus means 'short-finned', because its pectoral fins are relatively short.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: Nama
Kotsi go batho: E botlhokoE ka utlwisa botlhoko tota, mme go seoka thata gore e nne masisi.

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 tshela kwa
Indo-Pacific, from East Africa and the Red Sea to Samoa, the Philippines and Australia1
Lewatle la India, Lewatle la Pacific, Lewatle le Lehibidu, Lewatle la Coral, Lewatle la Philippines, Lewatle la Timor le la Arafura, Kou ya Bengal
Gae
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
Boleele
17 cm (6,7 in)1
Lebelo le le kwa godimo
e ka nna 4,5 km/h (2,8 mph)
Go thuma, kakanyo fela
E ja eng?
It is a nocturnal predator that hunts small crustaceans, mainly at night.1
Ka nnete!Setshwantsho sa Dwarf lionfish
Dwarf lionfish. Setshwantsho: Richard Ling. CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Tsela ya go e lemoga

  • 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

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

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?

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

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?

Dwarf lionfish e ka nna 17 cm ka boleele (6,7 in)Founu e e botlhale e ka nna 15 cm (5,9 in)Panana e ka nna 18 cm (7,1 in)
boleele jo bo lekanang le diboloko tsa go aga tsa ditshamekisi di le 5 mo molenge ka thuma boleele jwa bodiba jo bogolo jwa go thuma (50 m) ka metsotswana e le 40

Dwarf lionfish 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 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

Ya baitseanape ba botlhole

Leina la saense
Dendrochirus brachypterus
Setlhopha
Ditlhapi tse di tsenyang botlhole
Lelapa
Scorpaenidae2
Lekoko
Perciformes
Dikontinente
Lewatle la India, Lewatle la Pacific, Lewatle le Lehibidu, Lewatle la Coral, Lewatle la Philippines, Lewatle la Timor le la Arafura, Kou ya Bengal, Mawatle
Masea
Females lay eggs, but raising the young has proved very difficult in captivity.1
Kotsi go batho
2 / 5: E botlhoko3

Kwa dintlha di tswang teng

  1. Neochirus brachypterus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Dendrochirus brachypterus (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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Tse dingwe tsa setlhopha se se tshwanang: Ditlhapi tse di tsenyang botlhole

E tshela gape kwa: Lewatle la India

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