Bocho (Scorpaeniformes)

Mabocho ni spishi za samaki za familia 15 za nusuoda Scorpaenoidei katika oda Scorpaeniformes zinazopatikana katika bahari zote za dunia na pengine katika maji baridi. Spishi za familia Plectrogeniidae na Triglidae huitwa mnuvi kama spishi za nusuoda Platycephaloidei. Mabocho hawa sio samaki washawishi kama samaki wa oda Lophiiformes waitwao mabocho pia.

Mabocho wengi wanaishi kwenye sakafu ya bahari kwa vina vya m makumi hadi mamia na hata mpaka zaidi m 3000. Spishi hizi hukaa kwa kawaida katikati ya miamba ambapo zinangoja mpaka mbuawa anakuja karibu kisha kummeza haraka sana. Huitwa mbevu, shinda-dovu au mbera pia. Spishi nyingine huogelea polepole na kuvamia mbuawa. Hizi huitwa chale, kisheshe au mchafe kwa kawaida.

Mabocho ni wagwizi ambao hujilisha hususan kwa gegereka na samaki wadogo. Spishi nyingi huishi kwenye sakafu ya bahari katika maji kame, ingawa spishi kadhaa hujulikana kutoka maji ya kina kikubwa na kadirifu na hata kutoka kwenye maji baridi. Kwa kawaida huwa na kichwa chenye miiba na mapeziubavu na pezimkia yaliyoviringana. Takriban spishi zote zina urefu wa chini ya sm 30, lakini ukubwa kamili wa oda hutofautiana kutoka samaki-mahameli, ambao wanaweza kuwa na urefu wa sm 2 tu wakiwa wapevu, mpaka mnuvi-tondi, ambaye anaweza kufikia urefu wa sm 150.

Spishi za Afrika ya Mashariki
 Ablabys binotatus, Mbevu Mwekundu (Redskinfish)
 Apistus carinatus, Chale Madoa-macho (Ocellated waspfish)
 Caracanthus madagascariensis, Mbevu Madoadoa (Spotted croucher)
 Caracanthus unipinna, Mbevu Kibete (Pygmy coral croucher)
 Cocotropus monacanthus, Mbevu Ngozi-rough (Roughskin scorpionfish)
 Choridactylus multibarbus, Bocho milia-machungwa (Orange-banded stingfish)
 Dendrochirus biocellatus, Chale Madoa-mawili (Twospot turkeyfish)
 Dendrochirus brachypterus, Chale Mapezi-mafupi (Shortfin turkeyfish)
 Dendrochirus hemprichi, Chale Mdogo wa Bahari ya Shamu (Red Sea dwarf lionfish)
 Dendrochirus zebra, Chale Milia (Zebra turkeyfish)
 Inimicus filamentosus, Bocho Miiba-miwili (Two-stick stingfish)
 Minous coccineus, Bocho Mwiba-mmoja (One-stick stingfish)
 Minous monodactylus, Bocho Kijivu (Grey stingfish)
 Neocentropogon profundus, Mbevu ??? (??? waspfish)
 Parascorpaena mcadamsi, Mbevu wa McAdams (McAdams's scorpionfish)
 Parascorpaena mossambica, Mbevu wa Msumbiji (Mozambique scorpionfish)
 Pterois antennata, Chale Mapezi-madoa (Spotfin lionfish)
 Pterois miles, Chale Shetani (Devil firefish)
 Pterois mombasae, Chale Mapezi-marinda (Frillfin turkeyfish)
 Pterois radiata, Chale Fataka (Clearfin lionfish)
 Pterois russelii, Chale Askari (Plaintail turkeyfish)
 Pterois volitans, Chale Mwekundu (Red lionfish)
 Richardsonichthys leucogaster, Chale Uso-mweupe (Whiteface waspfish)
 Scorpaena scrofa, Mbevu Mwekundu (Red scorpionfish)
 Scorpaenodes albaiensis, Mbevu Vidole-virefu (Long-fingered scorpionfish)
 Scorpaenodes corallinus, Mbevu ??? (??? scorpionfish)
 Scorpaenodes evides, Mbevu Mashavu-doa (Cheekspot scorpionfish)
 Scorpaenodes guamensis, Mbevu wa Guam (Guam scorpionfish)
 Scorpaenodes hirsutus, Mbevu Manyoya (Hairy scorpionfish)
 Scorpaenodes kelloggi, Mbevu wa Kellogg (Kellogg's scorpionfish)
 Scorpaenodes minor, Mbevu Mdogo (Minor scorpionfish)
 Scorpaenodes tribulosus, Mbevu ??? (??? scorpionfish)
 Scorpaenodes varipinnis, Mbevu Mapezi-mabaka (Blotchfin scorpionfish)
 Scorpaenopsis barbata, Mbevu Ndevu (Bearded scorpionfish)
 Scorpaenopsis cottipes, Mbevu Kichwa-mnuvi (Sculpin scorpionfish)
 Scorpaenopsis diabolus, Mbevu Shetani (False stonefish)
 Scorpaenopsis gibbosa, Mbevu Kibyongo (Humpbacked scorpionfish)
 Scorpaenopsis oxycephala, Mbevu Shada (Tasseled scorpionfish)
 Scorpaenopsis possi, Mbevu wa Possi (Poss's scorpionfish)
 Scorpaenopsis rubrimarginata, Mbevu ??? (??? scorpionfish)
 Scorpaenopsis venosa, Mbevu-tumbawe (Raggy scorpionfish)
 Scorpaenopsis vittapinna, Mbevu Mapezi-milia (Bandfin scorpionfish)
 Sebastapistes cyanostigma, Mbevu Mabaka-njano (Yellow-spotted scorpionfish)
 Sebastapistes mauritiana, Mbevu Mwiba-baka (Spineblotch scorpionfish)
 Sebastapistes strongia, Mbevu wa Barchin (Barchin scorpionfish)
 Setarches guentheri, Mbevu-miamba (Channeled rockfish)
 Synanceia verrucosa, Bocho Jiwe (Reef stonefish)
 Taenianotus triacanthus, Mbevu Karatasi (Leaf scorpionfish)

Picha

Marejeo
 Rashid Anam & Edoardo Mostarda (2012) Field identification guide for the living marine resources of Kenya. FAO, Rome.
 Gabriella Bianchi (1985) Field guide to the commercial marine brackish-water species of Tanzania. FAO, Rome.

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