Trumpet fish

Japanese: trumpet fish(英語表記)trumpetfish
Trumpet fish

…Its body shape is similar to that of the closely related cornetfish, and it is long and slender, and laterally compressed from the snout to the tail, reminiscent of a bamboo spatula, hence the name. Its snout is also extremely long and tubular, with a mouth at the tip that opens diagonally upwards, hence its English name, trumpet fish. Its dorsal and anal fins are almost identical in shape and positioned backwards, and it has 8 to 12 free spines lined up in front of its dorsal fin. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "trumpet fish" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…近縁のヤガラに似た体型で細長く,かつ吻端(ふんたん)から尾端まで側扁し,竹べらを連想させるためこの名が与えられた。また,吻が管状で著しく長く,その先端にある口が斜め上方に開くところから,英名をtrumpet fishという。背びれとしりびれがほぼ同形で後方に対置し,背びれの前方に遊離した棘(きよく)が8~12本並ぶことも特徴である。…

※「trumpet fish」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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