GURGURAKHO (Pterocletee), yak nav parrandahoro guyand, ki mansubi qatori kaftarshaklho (So1shp-biformes) meboshand. Sokhti badanashon gunogun ast; sari khurd, gardanu poy kutah va bolhoi daroz dorand. Rangi F. zardi surkhcha ast (bisyor vaqt hamrangi qum meshavand). Lonaashonro dar yagon chuqurcha yo zeri buttahoi bisyorsola sokhta, 3 (bazan 2—4) tukhm meguzorand. Tukhmhoro har du jins zer mekunand. Chujahoi G. az tukhm pardor baromada (badi 4 dafta) hamon lahza lonaro tark menamoyand. G. dar dashtu biyobonhoi jan. garbi Evropa, Afrika va Osiyo zindagi mekunand. Gizoyashon asosan tukhm va bargu poyai rastani, bazan hasharot ast. G. 1 oila (Pleroclidae) dorand, ki 2 jinsro dar bar megirad: gurgurak (Pte-rocles; 12 namud) va sauda (Syrhap-2 namud). Dar Tojikiston faqat 2 namudi zerqatori F. (F.-i shikamsiyoh va sajdai tibeti) hast. F.-i shikamsiyoh dar domanahoi q-kuhi (Gurama va poyonobi d-hoi Vakhshu Kofarnihon zindagi mekunand. Miqdoran kam ast, binobar in muhofizat meshavand.
Ad.: Abdusalyamov I. L., Fauna Tadjikskaya SSR, t. 19, ch. 2, Ptisi, D., 1973.
I. L. Abdusalomov.