In nature, there are many representatives of the water world, honored to bear interesting names corresponding to a particular type of activity or subject. As you might guess, the article will focus on those whose nicknames have names similar to the names of some instruments.
Tools or fish?
Photos with titles accompany each species throughout the story. This allows not only to draw cognitive information, but also to create a visual image of a particular fish.
Fish: types, names
Before delving into a more detailed study of each subspecies, a general list should be voiced.
The most popular fish names are:
- Sword.
- Saber.
- Needle.
- Awl.
- Knife.
- Hammer.
- Saw.
- Shovel.
- Belt.
- Axe.
- Razor.
- Telescope.
- Tripod.
We invite you to get acquainted with each representative separately.
Once upon a time there were
Swordfish
It didn't take long to think about her name, becauseit appeared exclusively at the associative level. This "tool fish" has an elongated pointed snout, which clearly resembles the shape of a sword. Hence the name.
Despite its intimidating name, it has no teeth or even scales. And her tail is in the shape of a crescent, which makes her especially interesting in the eyes of others.
Sabrefish
This is a predatory representative of the hair-tail family. It has a bare elongated surface of the body. Its shade can be described as bluish, with a blue tint. At the end of her tail there is a filamentous process that smoothly turns into a fin and continues to the line of the head.
The seaside shores are considered to be the only domestic habitat for this fish. It is easy to meet in the Japan, South China and East China seas, as well as off the coast of Africa and India.
Needlefish
Its other name is sea needle. Guessing why it is called so and not otherwise is quite simple. Her body to some extent resembles that of a snake, and she lives in the territory of the deep sea. Like its counterparts, the needle does not go deeper than a dozen meters.
This "tool fish" prefers to get lost in vegetation or among coral reefs rather than be eaten by a larger species. Its length, although rare, can reach fifty centimeters.
Awlfish
This is another name of the previous species, but, unlike it, is notgrows to a length of more than twenty-nine centimeters and rarely exceeds twenty. Her body is distinguished by a special subtlety, and even fragility. It feeds on plankton and hides in thickets of algae. Lives in the B altic and Black Seas.
Knifefish
Belongs to the category of predators and naturally has an organ capable of generating electrical waves (impulses) in conditions of danger and threat. Its maximum size is rarely able to exceed fifty centimeters. The main focus is America, namely Peru, Brazil, Colombia and Bolivia.
Another name - "black knife" - was given to them not only for the corresponding color, but also for an active nocturnal lifestyle. This "tool fish" feeds on worms, crustaceans, tadpoles, and small fish.
Hammerfish
This is one of the most interesting and popular subspecies, which is also the main recognized predator among the rest of the inhabitants of the underwater world - sharks. If she received the name "hammer" in countries close to Europe, then in India she is called nothing more than "horned fish".
For a long time, scientists disagreed and could not understand why she has such a non-standard head structure? As a result, not so long ago, they managed to agree on a single decision. The fact is that the hammer-shaped shape not only allows sharks to feel the energy field of the future victim, but also serves as a kind of navigator, helping to perfectly navigate the terrain.
According to the same researchers, this species was born aroundforty million years ago.
Sawfish
She got her name thanks to her nose, which, like two drops, resembles the shape of the instrument of the same name. This "tool fish" comes from the stingray family and can reach a length of up to five meters. At the same time, her weight can fluctuate at an average mark of 320 kilograms.
Shovelfish
Paradoxical as it may seem, but this "fish-tool" is almost completely deprived of the ability to swim, but it moves very well and quite dexterously along the ocean floor. Even more surprising is the fact that the view was discovered only at the end of 2010 off the coast of Tasmania.
Scientists say that initially the fish could only walk, but in the process of evolution, it developed fins that resemble the outlines of hands. This fact allows her not only to walk, but also to swim, as befits any fish.
Strap fish
She got her name due to her incredible length, which can reach eleven meters in length.
Hatchetfish
The gloomy profile makes not only horrified, but also imbued with her difficult fate. Coincidence or not, this species lives at depths that none of us have ever heard of.
During the hunt, the fish activates the lateral organs, which instantly provide the light needed to attract prey.
Big and small
The names of fish are such a multifaceted topic that the scope of the article is notallow us to consider it in detail. Nevertheless, even in such a short period of time, each reader was able to learn about the most interesting features inherent in a particular species.
Beginning of the end
"Fish is a tool" is an interesting ground for further research and detailed study. Being interested in the topics covered, you can become not just an amateur fisherman, but a real expert in a particular field - an ichthyologist. And remember, it's never too late.
