Sphyrnidae

Japanese: Sphyrnidae
Sphyrnidae

...General term for marine fish belonging to the Sphyrnidae family of hammerhead sharks. The name comes from the fact that the head protruding to the side resembles the striker used to strike a temple bell.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…メジロザメ目シュモクザメ科Sphyrnidaeに属する海産魚の総称。名は頭が側方に突き出たようすが寺の鐘をつく撞木(しゆもく)に似ていることに由来する。…

※「Sphyrnidae」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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