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Ikhathuni ka-Yellow boxfish
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Yellow boxfish

Ostracion cubicum
Mayelana negama: The genus name Ostracion means "little box", and the species name cubicum means "cubic", both referring to its box-like body.1
AkunangoziAkunangozi ebantwini. Akukho okufanele ukhathazeke ngakho.
Ezinye izilwane ezinoshevu Ushevu esikhumbeni sasoSidla: Kancane kwakho konkeSinoshevu, asinabo ubuthi bokuluma noma bokuhlaba
Ingozi ebantwini: KuncaneNjengokuhlatshwa yinyosi noma ngaphansi. Cishe akunangozi ebantwini.

The yellow boxfish is a box-shaped fish with a hard, rigid body and bright yellow skin with black spots. It lives on coral reefs across the Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea and east Africa to Hawaii and northern New Zealand. It is special because it can release a toxic mucus when stressed, which harms other fish nearby.1

Sinoshevu noma sinobuthi? Izilwane ezinobuthi zijova ubuthi ngokuluma noma ngokuhlaba. Izilwane ezinoshevu ziyingozi uma uzithinta noma uzidla. Lesi sinoshevu.
Ihlala
Indo-Pacific reefs, from the Red Sea and east Africa to Hawaii, Japan and northern New Zealand; occasionally the eastern Mediterranean1
ULwandlekazi iPacific, ULwandlekazi i-India, Ulwandle Olubomvu, Ulwandle iCoral, Ulwandle lwasePhilippines, Ulwandle lwaseNingizimu China, Ulwandle lwaseTimor ne-Arafura, Ichweba laseBengal
Ekhaya
It lives on sheltered coastal and offshore coral reefs and on flat seabed, at depths of 1 to 75 metres. It is also kept in the aquarium trade.1
Ubude
45 cm (1.5 ft)1
Ijubane eliphezulu
cishe 4 km/h (2.5 mph)
Ukubhukuda, isiqagela nje
Sidlani?
It eats mainly bottom-dwelling animals and marine algae. Its diet can also include worms, sponges, crustaceans, molluscs and small fish.1
Ngempela!Isithombe sika-Yellow boxfish
Yellow boxfish. Isithombe: Georgina Jones. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Indlela yokusibona

  • Box-shaped body covered by a rigid, armoured shell called a carapace1
  • Young fish are bright yellow with black spots all over the body1
  • As it ages, the yellow fades and very old fish are blue-grey to black with faded yellow1
  • Usually found alone, as it is a solitary fish1

Ivamise ukudidaniswa ne: The spotted boxfish (Ostracion meleagris) has the same box shape and spots. The yellow boxfish is mainly bright yellow with dark spots, while the spotted boxfish is darker with white spots.1

Amandla oshevu

Ushevu esikhumbeni saso

Isikhumba saso sinoshevu. Kuyingozi ukusithinta, ukusikhotha noma ukusidla.

Ushevu waso wenzani?

When stressed, it secretes a toxic mucus containing a neurotoxin called ostracitoxin, which attacks the nerves. This toxin is highly harmful to marine fish: it breaks down their red blood cells, which then clump together. Nearby fish may be killed when they are exposed to it.1

Siyingozi kangakanani ebantwini?

Ingozi ebantwini: KuncaneNjengokuhlatshwa yinyosi noma ngaphansi. Cishe akunangozi ebantwini.

Senzani uma sesabile?

When threatened, it releases toxic mucus, and its bright yellow and black colours warn predators to stay away.1

Uma umuntu esithintile noma esidlile

  • Uma umuntu esidlile noma enezimpawu ngemva kokusidla: shayela inombolo yezimo eziphuthumayo noma isikhungo soshevu (poison centre) ngokushesha.

Njalo shayela kuqala inombolo yezimo eziphuthumayo (112, 000, 911). Lokhu kuyiseluleko sosizo lokuqala esijwayelekile, akusona iseluleko sezokwelapha. Izisekelo zosizo lokuqala

Hlala uphephile

  • Ungalokothi uthinte, ubambe noma ugcone isilwane sasendle, ngisho noma sincane, futhi ngisho noma sibukeka silele noma sifile.
  • Sinike isikhala. Uma uhlangana naso, hlala uzolile, uhlehle kancane bese usiyeka sihambe ngendlela yaso.
  • Uma usithintile noma usidlile: ungahlikihli amehlo noma umlomo wakho, geza izandla zakho futhi uthole usizo lwezokwelapha.

Asikuzingeli wena. Ushevu waso ukhona nje ukuze kungabikho okusidlayo. Okwengeziwe mayelana nokuhlala uphephile

Kuphi emhlabeni?

I-AfrikaI-AsiaI-YurophuINyakatho MelikaINingizimu MelikaI-Australia ne-OceaniaULwandlekazi iPacificULwandlekazi i-IndiaUlwandle OlubomvuUlwandle iCoralUlwandle lwaseNingizimu ChinaUlwandle lwasePhilippinesUlwandle lwaseTimor ne-ArafuraIchweba laseBengal

Sikhulu kangakanani?

Side kangakanani?

Yellow boxfish ubude obucishe bube ngu-45 cm (1.5 ft)Ubhanana cishe 18 cm (7.1 in)Ikati lasekhaya cishe 50 cm (1.6 ft)
side njengobhanana abangu-2.5 abalandelanayoside njengezitini zamathoyizi ezingu-14 ezilandelanayosingabhukuda ubude bechibi elikhulu lokubhukuda (50 m) ngemizuzwana engu-45

Yellow boxfish mkhulu kangakanani uma uqhathanisa NAWE?

Yizibalo nje kusiphequluli sakho. Akukho okulondolozwayo noma okuthunyelwa ndawo.

Sishesha kangakanani?

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Amaqiniso

1

Engineers have studied boxfish to inspire designs for a concept car, bridge box girders and an airship.1

2

The carapace was once thought to help stability, but it was found to slightly increase drag and make the fish less stable.1

3

The fish can make humming and clicking sounds using the muscles of its swim bladder.1

4

The toxic mucus contains a bacterium, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, which may play a role in the fish's defence.1

5

Juvenile fish are brighter yellow than adults, and this bright colour is thought to deter predators early in life.1

6

Boxfish are strong, swift swimmers despite their stiff, box-shaped bodies.1

Umqothuli wezinganekwane

Inganekwane: Boxfish are weak swimmers because of their boxy shape.

Iqiniso: Boxfish are surprisingly strong swimmers. Their shape creates swirling water patterns that help them steer through reefs and make sharp turns.1

Okongoti bobuthi

Igama lesayensi
Ostracion cubicum
Iqembu
Ezinye izilwane ezinoshevu
Umndeni
Ostraciidae2
Ukuhleleka
Tetraodontiformes
Amazwekazi
ULwandlekazi iPacific, ULwandlekazi i-India, Ulwandle Olubomvu, Ulwandle iCoral, Ulwandle lwasePhilippines, Ulwandle lwaseNingizimu China, Ulwandle lwaseTimor ne-Arafura, Ichweba laseBengal, Izilwandlekazi
Simo saso endle
Least Concern1
Ingozi ebantwini
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Lapho amaqiniso evela khona

  1. Yellow boxfish (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Ostracion cubicum (iNaturalist): amagama nokuhlelwa ngezigaba.
  3. Venom Wiki: izinga lengozi, usayizi ojwayelekile nesiqagela sejubane kungokwethu. Bona ukuthi sikubala kanjani: Indlela esilinganisa ngayo ingozi.

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