Grey Nurse Shark
Shaka lomphunga welinesi

© Jean Tresfon

Ligama lelatiwako lemndeni

Grey nurse shark (Shaka lomphunga welinesi)

Labanye kulomndeni

Sand shark, Grey nurse shark, Dogfish shark, Spotted ragged-tooth shark (Shaka wesihlabatsi, Shaka lomphunga welinesi, Shaka loyimfishi lesa inja, Shaka welitinyo lemacashata)

Ligama lesayensi

Carcharias Taurus

Linani

Ingangemasentimitha langu 3,2 m silinganiso ngu 2,5m.

Kutiveta

Inemphumulo lenkhulu lecijile lenelitinyo lelibonakalako lelihlabako. Inematsambo lasemuva noma ngetulu lamancane. Inetigadla letinsundvu esikhumbeni lesimphunga. Umtimba wayo locinile lonematsambo lamabili ngemuva noma ngetulu. Ematsambo lasemsileni anekumisa kwa V- lokugcamako.

Satiso Sebantfu Bonkhe

Umndeni we Odontaspididae ufaka tinhlobo letimbili kanye nemacembu lalishumi nkune. Ibhalwe njengayinye leyiyingoti. Nguye kuphela shaka lowatiwa ngekubamba umoya bese uwugcina esiswini kwentela kugcina incenye yemtimba isemantini. Tilwane letingahlali ndzawonye. Titfolwa ngayinye noma etikolweni letinkhulu ematjeni lamibalabala. Atisito letinakako futsi tinyakata kancane, kepha tingabanelulaka umatiphoceka/tisukelwa. Emacandza achobosela ngekhatsi kwemitimba yato. Letincane titalwa setikhulile ngalokugcwele. Emazimu latalwa ngumake munye ayavela. Kuvame kutsi kutalwe imidlwane lemibili.

Kudla kwato

Tidla kakhulu ematsambo emfishi, kepha tiphindze tidle boshaka labancane, ema rays, tilwane taselwandle letinemtimba lomudze, tinkhala kanye nema lobsters.

Kusakata

Tivela ngetinhlobo tonkhe tekushisa/tekubandza kanye nasetindzaweni letishisako letinelwandle mhlabawonkhe.