Remoras

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Remoras

Vito rinwana

Suckerfish, Sharksucker, Gapu

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Echeneidae

Size

Ku fika eka 90cm, hintolovelo 40cm.

Nhlamuselo

SYina miri wolala swinene. Nhloko ya yona yi phambarhalile. Dorsal fin yina xivumbeko xa disk. Tinhlaya tale hansi tilehile kuhundza tale henhla. Himinkarhi yotala yina muhlovo wobasa na milayeni ya xitshopani.

Vuxokoxoko

Ndyangu wa yona wufika eka 4 na 8 watinxakaxaka. Yikota kuva yifambisiwa hi ti sharks, rays, turtles, bony fish, whales nati dolphins. Yitirhisa ti dorsal fins kuva yi khomelela eka tihlampfi letinwana leti yifambisiwaka hi tona. Yilanguteka ingaku yi hlambela yiganamile hikwalaho ka xivumbeko xa nhloko. Hinkarhi walowo yiva yiri eku basiseni ka thyaka na swinwana leswi khomelelaka eka leyinwana hlampfi. Yitshikela matandza kuva yi andzisa rixaka.

Swakudya

Swakudya swayona swikumeka eka masalela loko tinwana tidyile hambi kuri malongo ya letinwana.

Kuhangalaka

Yikumeka eka tinxaka hinkwato ta malwandle ya misava hinkwayo.

Common species

Remora (Remora linnaeus)
Striped remora (Echeneis naucrates)