Baleen - Baleen

Japanese: クジラひげ - くじらひげ
Baleen - Baleen

…They also use the bioluminescence of lanternfish and the cries of fish (such as the La Plata dolphin) as cues, and prey on deep-sea squids attracted by the white lips and teeth of whales. The feeding organs unique to baleen whales are the baleen and the ridges. The former are triangular horny plates that hang in two rows from the palate and consist of a tubular medulla and an outer mantle layer. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "whale baleen" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また,ハダカイワシなどの生物発光や魚類の鳴声(ラプラタカワイルカ)を手がかりにしたり,深海性のイカがクジラの白い口唇や歯に誘われて寄ってくるのを捕食することもあるといわれる。 ヒゲクジラ類に特有の索餌器官はクジラひげと〈畝(うね)〉である。前者は口蓋から二列に垂れる三角形の角質板で,管状の髄質と外側の外被層よりなる。…

※「クジラひげ」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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