ShURTANHO (Esocidaei), yak oilai mohihoro guyand. Bino ba tasnifoti zoologi mansubi zerqatori shurtanshaklloand. Badanashon khadangshakl; daroziashon to 1,5 m, vaznashon to 35 kg. Sar va tanashon pulakchahoi khurd dorad. Sh. 5 namud dorand. Onho dar obhoi shirin va shurtaki sernabotot zindagi mekunand. Dar Tojikiston dar d. Sir va obanborhoi Farhodu Qayroqqum vomekhurand. Dar 2-solagi bolig meshavand; fevr.— mart dar rastanihoi nazdi sohil to 200 haz. tukhm meguzorand. Gizoyashon mohihoi dig., qurboqqa va t. ast. Sh. ahamiyati sanoati dorand. Boqimondahoi Sh.-i munqariz az davrai oligosen malumand.
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