handsaw fish

Japanese: handsaw fish(英語表記)handsawfish
handsaw fish

…They have huge mouths and tine-like teeth, and eat fish, squids, octopuses, shrimp, etc. Their English names, lancetfish, handsaw fish, and wolf fish, come from their shape and habits. Their bodies are long and slender. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "handsaw fish" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…巨大な口ときば状の歯をもち,魚類,イカ・タコ類,エビ類などを貪食(どんしよく)する。英名のlancetfish,handsaw fish,wolf fishはこのような形態や習性に由来する。体は細長くやせ細る。…

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