Half beak (English spelling)

Japanese: half beak(英語表記)halfbeak
Half beak (English spelling)

…Their bodies are long and slender, and their lower jaws form a beak that protrudes forward from the upper jaw. For this reason, these creatures are called half beaks in English. However, it is not clear what purpose this beak serves. …

From Halfbeak

…Like the closely related Pacific pacific saury, the dorsal and anal fins are set in opposition to each other backwards, but the body is round and thin, and the lower jaw is elongated like a beak. For this reason, it is written in kanji as hosogyo or harigyo, and called half beak in English. However, it is not clear what purpose this beak serves. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "half beak" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…体は細長く,下あごがくちばしとなって上あごの前方に長く突出する。このためこの仲間を英語ではhalf beakと呼ぶ。ただし,このくちばしがなんの役に立つのかよくわかっていない。…

【サヨリ】より

…近縁のサンマに似て背びれとしりびれが後方に対置するが,体が丸細く,下あごがくちばしとなって細長くのびるのが特徴である。このため漢字で細魚,または針魚と書き,英語ではhalf beakという。ただし,このくちばしが何の役に立つものかはよくわからない。…

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