blue whaler

Japanese: blue whaler(英語表記)bluewhaler
blue whaler

…It is said that it was named after the bird, the reed warbler, because it has a pointed head, large eyes, and long pectoral fins. Its English name is blue shark, great blue shark, or blue whaler, etc., after its body color. It is widely distributed in the open ocean from the tropics to the subarctic zones around the world. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "blue whaler" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…鳥類のヨシキリに似て頭がとがり,眼が大きく胸びれが長いところから名付けられたという。英名は体色にちなんでblue shark,great blue shark,blue whalerなどという。全世界の熱帯から亜寒帯にかけての外洋域に広く分布する。…

※「blue whaler」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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