Tuna

© Johan Boshoff

Leina la Mophato

Tuna

Leina la Maranyane

Scombridae

Semeto

E ka nna 2,5 m, fa bontsi bo ka nna 1 m

Ponalo

Mmele wa yone o nonne kwa magareng mme o bopame kwa pele le kwa morago. Nko e motshu. E na le megatla ya mokwatla e mebedi e e kgonang go phuthega go nne le diforo (grooves). Mogatla wa kwa morago e ntlha-pedi (Strongly forked caudal fin) mme o tsepame. Molomo wa yone o mogolo. Gantsi e ka bonwa ka mmala wa selefera ka matshoao aa lefitshwana mo go tse dingwe.

Dikitsiso

Lelapa la Scombridae le na le mephato ele 15 le dibopiwa dile 51. Batsomi ba ba masisi mo metsing (Fast pelagic hunters). O ka di fitlhela ka makoko a magolo mo metsing. E tona go di feta ke Bluefin tuna. E kgona go tshwarelela mofuthu wa mmele wa yone kwa godimo ga semeto sa ambient temperature, mme seo se e naya bokgoni ba go ka tshaba ka lebelo le le kwa godimo. Di tsala ka go tshela mae a tsone mo metsing.

Dijo

E fepa ka ditlhapi tse dingwe, squid, crustaceans le fa tse dingwe di ka fepa ka plankton.

Anamiso

E bonala kwa mawatleng a a mofuthu, a a bonang dipula le mogote.

Dibopiwa tsa Mophato wa Yone

Atlantic bluefin tuna
Thunnus thynnus
Dogtooth tuna
Gymnosarda unicolor
Mackerel
Scomberomorus maculates