Bent-necked fish - Bent-necked fish

Japanese: 曲頸類 - きょくけいるい
Bent-necked fish - Bent-necked fish

...In marine species, the forelimbs are paddle-like and the hind limbs are fin-like, the branching of the toes is not visible from the outside, and in the leatherback turtle, the claws are completely degenerate.
[Classification]
Modern turtles are broadly divided into two groups, Pleurodira and Cryptodira, based on the way they retract their heads and necks. Cryptodira bend their necks horizontally and hide them between their shells, but the bent head and neck are not completely hidden, and the head is visible from the outside.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "bent-necked fish" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…海生種では前肢が櫂(かい)状,後肢がひれ状に変形し,指趾(しし)の分岐は外から認められず,オサガメではつめがまったく退化している。
[分類]
 現生のカメ類は頭頸部の引っこめ方によって曲頸類Pleurodiraと潜頸類Cryptodiraの2群に大別されている。 曲頸類は頸部を水平方向に曲げ甲の間に隠すが,曲げた頭頸部は完全には隠されず,頭部が外から見える。…

※「曲頸類」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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