Sawfish

Igama leentsapho eziqhelekileyo

Sawfish

Igama lezesayensi

Pristidae

Ubukhulu

Ukufika ku-7m

Ukukhangeleka

Ixesha elide, libala, libona-njenge-rostrum (i-snout) impumlo. INtloko iyicala. IQumrhu libukeka njengaloka. Iimpawu zePectoral zikhulu kwaye zibanzi. Ukukhanya okumpunga okanye obomvu ngesisu esisimhlophe.

Inkcukacha jikelele

Intsapho yasePristidae iqulethe i-1 uhlobo kunye neentlobo ezine. Ilungelo elimngcipheko. Amazinyo afanayo ngokulinganayo. Akukho zibhabheli ezifana neSawshark. Izigulane zihamba, njengeemitha. Abazingeli ebusuku. Ovoviviparous. Abaselula bazalwe ngokugcwele. Ama-pup 3-5 azalwa ngexesha. Umlomo we-rosta okhuni onzima okhuselekileyo ukhunjulwe ngemvulophu enjenge rubber ukukhusela umama ngexesha lokuzalwa.

Ukutya

Ukutya kwi-molluscs nakwezinye ii-invertebrates ezinama-benthi. Sebenzisa 'i-saw' ukuyivala.

Ukufumaneka

Ivela kuwo onke amalwandle ashushu kunye neendawo ezitshisayo zehlabathi. Ifunyenwe kufuphi nemifula nakwii-estuaries. iphila emanzini amanxweme kunye namanzi.

Iindidi eziqhelekileyo

Dwarf sawfish (Pristis clavata)
Knifetooth sawfish (Anoxypristis cuspidata)
Smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata)