Guitarfish

Igama leentsapho eziqhelekileyo

I-Guitarfish

Alias

Wedgefish, i-Shovelnose shark

Igama lezesayensi

i-Rhinobatidae

Ubukhulu

Ukufika ku-3m

Ukukhangeleka

Umzimba omde, otyebileyo, intloko yesinxantathu kunye neempumlo zincinci. Umzimba udibene kunye nomsila omkhulu. Amanqwanqwa afanayo afana ne-backor Umbala omnyama, ngamanye amaxesha unamabala phezulu esiswini.

Inkcukacha jikelele

I-Rhinobatidae yintsapho iqulethe iindidi eziyi-7 kunye neentsuku eziyi-45. Uluhlu lubekwe esichengeni. Umlomo, amaconco kunye nokuvuleka kwe-gill kungezantsi, ngamehlo kunye ne-spiracles phezulu. Amazinyo amancinci, anqabile kwaye anjengeentambo ezinjini zomhlathi. Maxa wambi zifumaneka kwi-saline lagoons. Ovoviviparous. Incinci izalwe ngokupheleleyo. Unokuzala ukuya ku-10 oselula.

Ukutya

Ifumana ukutya okungezantsi kwamanzi, ii-molluscs kunye neentlanzi ezincinci.

Ukufumaneka

Ivela kuwo onke amalwandle ashushu kunye neendawo ezitshisayo zehlabathi.

Iindidi eziqhelekileyo

Bowmouth guitarfish - Rhina ancylostoma
Giant guitarfish - Rhynchobatus djiddensis
White-spotted guitarfish - Rhinobatos punctifer