devil ray

Japanese: devil ray(英語表記)devilray
devil ray

...The name comes from the fact that there are bat-ear-shaped fins (cephalic fins) on both sides of the front end of the head, which resemble spools of thread. The English name devil fish or devil ray comes from the shape of the pectoral fins when spread out. It lives on the coasts and offshore of southern Japan, and is distributed as far south as Hawaii.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "devil ray" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…頭部前端の左右にコウモリの耳のような形のひれ(頭鰭(とうき))があり,これが糸巻を連想させることに由来した名称。胸びれを広げたときの形から英名はdevil fishまたはdevil rayという。南日本の沿岸や沖合に生息し,南はハワイまで分布する。…

※「devil ray」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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