Imilomo yezinhlanzi ivela ngobukhulu obuhlukahlukene, ububunjwa, kanye nokuma, okunye okushoyo okuningi mayelana nokuthi kuphi nokuthi inhlanzi idlaphi, kanye nokunye ngokuziphatha kwayo. Izinhlanzi ezidliwayo ziba nemilenze emikhulu kakhulu, ngokuvamile imidlalweni emikhulu, amazinyo abukhali. Ezinye izinhlobo zinemilenze engadluliselwa, ivumela inhlanzi ukuba ikhulise ukufinyeleleka kwayo okuphumelelayo ukubamba izingcezu ezihlwabusayo zokudla njengoba ibhukuda. Ezinye izinhlobo zinezikhala ezikhethekile ezibavumela ukuba baqede ama-algae emadwaleni nasemagatsheni. Futhi izinhlobo ezengeziwe zinomlomo ngamazinyo ngemuva, cishe emqaleni. Lawa mazinyo amancane asekela ekubambeni nasekugwinya izidla.
Iningi lemilomo yezinhlanzi liwela kwelinye lezinhlobo ezintathu ezijwayelekile:
- Ephakeme, noma ngezinye izikhathi ebizwa ngokuthi i-supra-terminal, umlomo uphazamiseka.
- Imilenze ye-Terminal ibheke phambili ngqo futhi iyindlela ejwayelekile kakhulu yomlomo.
- Ephansi, noma ngaphansi kokugcina, umlomo uphansi. Uhlobo oluphansi lomlomo luvame ukutholakala ezinhlobonhlobo ezihlala phansi, njengomndeni we-catfish.
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Umlomo ophakeme
David Shale / Nature Picture Library / Getty Izithombe Umlomo ophakeme uhlose phezulu futhi umhlathi ophansi ude kunomhlathi ophezulu. Ngokuvamile, inhlanzi ngale ndlela yokudla emlonyeni ebusweni. Bayalindela inyamazane ukuba ivele ngaphezu kwabo, bese ishaye ngokuzumayo kusuka ngezansi.
Izinhlobo eziningi zezinhlanzi ezinomlomo ophakeme kakhulu zidla ikakhulukazi ezinambuzaneni, kodwa ezinye zingase zidle ezinye izinhlanzi ezibhukuda eduze. Ezinye izinhlobo ezinomlomo ophakeme zinomhlathi omncane ophansi osebenza ngendlela efana ne-scoop.
Abahlaseli , ama-Half-beaks, neHatchetfish yizibonelo zezinhlobo zezinhlanzi ze-aquarium ezinomlomo ophakeme.
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I-Terminal Mouth
Diane Shapiro / Photolibrary / Getty Izithombe Imilenze yomlomo ikhona emkhatsini wekhanda nephuzu phambili. Zombili izinwele zilingana. Inhlanzi eningi inalo lolu hlobo lomlomo kunanoma yimuphi omunye. Inhlanzi ephethe umlomo wokugcina imvamisa ngokuvamile i-miders-feeders yamanzi, noma kunjalo, ingadla kunoma iyiphi indawo. Lezi zinhlobo zezinhlanzi zivamise ukuyeka , zidla noma yini etholakalayo. Zivame ukuhamba, mhlawumbe zibamba izinhlamvu zokudla ezidlula noma eziphanga kwezinye izinhlanzi abazixoshayo.
Kuyinto evamile ukuba izinhlanzi ezinomlomo wokugcina zibe nomlomo we-protrusible ovumela ukuba baqhube umhlathi ngesikhathi bebamba ukudla. Iningi lezinhlanzi ezondla ezinye izinhlanzi zinemilenze yokugcina, okuvame ukuba nezinyosi ukuze zivumele ukuba zithathe isenzo sokubamba nokugwinya enye inhlanzi. Bangase babe namazinyo akhethekile, kanti kwezinye izimo umhlathi owengeziwe. Ama-Moray eels yilohlobo olulodwa lwezinhlobo ezinezinhlanzi ezincane ezibekwe kahle emuva emqaleni.
Ama- Barbs amaningi, ama-Cichlids, i-Gouramis, ne-Tetras anomlomo wokugcina.
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Umlomo ophansi
PhotoAlto / Jerome Gorin / Getty Izithombe Ebizwa nangokuthi umlomo ophansi noma owemvelo, umlomo ongaphansi uguqulwa phansi. Umhlathi ophansi unomfushane kunomhlathi ophezulu, futhi umhlathi uzovame ukuphikisana. Izinhlanzi ezinomlomo ongaphansi kakhulu zingabantu abahamba ngezansi futhi ngokuvamile banezinhlamvu ezisiza ekutholeni izinhlayiya zokudla.
Amalungu amaningi emndenini we-catfish anezinhlanzi eziphansi, futhi eziningi zazo nazo zinomlomo wokudla. Ukudla kwezinhlanzi ezinomlomo ongaphansi kunama-algae, ama-invertebrates njengezinkatha, kanye ne-detritus nanoma yikuphi ukudla okuwela phansi.
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Umlomo we-Protrusible
Jerry Yulsman / Photodisc / Getty Izithombe Ngokuvamile izinhlanzi ziyoba nesici somlomo esibonakalayo esibavumela ukuba bandise ukufinyelela kwabo lapho bezama ukunqothula ama-prey or food particles. Lesi sici singabonakala kuzo zonke izinhlobo zomlomo. Inhlanzi enomlomo wokugcina oyisivikelo ne-protrusible ingakwazi ukudala umfutho lapho ivula umlomo wayo, ngaleyo ndlela isondla emthonjeni wabo. Ezinye izinhlobo zisebenzisa umlomo wazo ekubambeni ngenkathi zixosha imfuyo yazo, kuyilapho abanye beqalile ukulwela inyamazane ukuze badlule, bese bendlulisela ngokushesha umlomo wabo ukuze bahlwithe isisulu esingenabungozi.
Ezinye izinhlobo zisebenzisa lesi sici ukuze zihlanganyele emisebenzini engeyona yokudla. Isibonelo, i- Kissing Gourami isebenzisa umlomo wayo wokuvikela ukuvikela indawo. Nakuba kungase kubonakale sengathi kuyamanga, empeleni kuyisinyathelo sokuncintisana ukubonisa umphikisi wakhe onomnikazi wale ndawo.
Ezinye izinhlobo, njengamanye amalungu omndeni we-catfish, sebenzisa umlomo wabo wokuvikela ukuhlala endaweni ngokuzihlanganisa nedwala noma into ekhona.
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I-Sucker Mouth
UMartin Harvey / I-Photolibrary / i-Getty Izithombe Umlomo we-sucker uyinto ejwayelekile ezinhlanzi ezinomlomo ongaphansi. Inhlanzi efana ne-pleco ethandwayo isebenzisa umlomo wayo ukuze ihlwithe izihlahla ezinqamula emanzini noma emadwaleni . Ezinye zezilwane zingasebenzisa i-sucker ukuze zizisize zilwa nezimpondo. Ngokuzihlanganisa nabo edwaleni ngomlomo wabo, bayakwazi ukuhlala lapho befisa khona, ngisho namanje.
Lezi zindebe ziyaphinda zivumeleke ukuba zifinyelele ukufinyeleleka kwazo lapho zihlukanisa i-substrate yezinhlayiya zokudla. Umlomo we-sucker ungasetshenziswa futhi uma uvikela insimu noma ukuphikisana nenye inhlanzi.
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Umlomo ophakanyisiwe
UDaniela Dirscherl / Waterframe / Getty Izithombe Isihluthulelo esikhulu kakhulu senye uhlobo lokulungiswa komlomo. Lolu hlobo lomlomo luvumela inhlanzi ukuba iphoqe emakhiweni amancane nemigodi ukuthola ukudla. Bangase basebenzise lo mlomo ukumba ngaphakathi kwe-substrate ukuze bafinyelele emcimbini wokudla wangcwatshiwe. Ezinye izinhlanzi ezisondelene nazo nazo zinomlomo ovuthayo ovumela ukuba zithole izinambuzane kanye nezinhlayiya zokudla ezivela phezulu.
Izilwane zasemanzini ezinomlomo ohlangene zihlanganisa Halfbeaks, Gars, nePencilfish. Izilwane zasolwandle zihlanganisa i-Needlefish kanye nomndeni we- Wrasse .
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I-Beak Mouth
Dave Fleetham / Design Pics / Getty Izithombe Umlomo womlomo womlomo uyingxube, kodwa ingavamile, ukuhluka komlomo; kuyaziwa nangokuthi i-rostrum. Kulomklamo, umlomo uqukethe izingcezu ezimbili ezinzima kakhulu ezithintekayo futhi zihlangene ngendlela efana ne-scissor. Lokhu kuvumela ukuba baqoqe amagobolondo azinzima zezinambuzane.
I-pufferfish, kokubili izinhlobo zamanzi ahlanzekile namanzi anosawoti, inomlomo womlomo wezinyosi. I-Saltwater Parrotfish, i- octopus, ne-squid nayo inomlomo.