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Nasus
Nasus is Latin for ''nose'' or ''snout'', and appears in many related terms. Biology Medicine * Nasus externus, the external nose. * Auris Nasus Larynx, a medical journal ("Ear Nose Throat") Zoology Fish species * Gogonasus, a Devonian fish and link to early tetrapods * ''Barbus nasus'', a Cyprinid fish * ''Bassozetus nasus'', a cusk-eel * ''Chondrostoma nasus'', nase * ''Coilia nasus'', an anchovy * ''Coregonus nasus'', broad whitefish * ''Lamna nasus'', porbeagle, a shark * ''Menticirrhus nasus'', highfin king croaker, (see kingcroaker) * ''Nematalosa nasus'', Bloch's gizzard shad (see Clupeidae) * ''Ostracion nasus'', shortnose boxfish (see boxfish) * ''Parodon nasus'' (syn: ''Parodon tortuosus''), freshwater fish (see Characidae) * ''Typhlonus nasus'', a cusk-eel (see Ophidiidae) * ''Xenotilapia nasus'', a Cichlid Other species * ''Brookesia nasus'', a small chameleon * ''Conopsis nasus'', a snake * ''Hylodes nasus'', Santa Catarina Tree Toad, (synonyms include: '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porbeagle
The porbeagle (''Lamna nasus'') is a species of mackerel shark in the family Lamnidae, distributed widely in the cold and temperate marine waters of the North Atlantic and Southern Hemisphere. In the North Pacific, its ecological equivalent is the closely related salmon shark (''L. ditropis''). It typically reaches in length and a weight of ; North Atlantic sharks grow larger than Southern Hemisphere sharks and differ in coloration and aspects of life history. Gray above and white below, the porbeagle has a very stout midsection that tapers towards the long, pointed snout and the narrow base of the tail. It has large pectoral and first dorsal fins, tiny pelvic, second dorsal, and anal fins, and a crescent-shaped caudal fin. The most distinctive features of this species are its three-cusped teeth, the white blotch at the aft base of its first dorsal fin, and the two pairs of lateral keels on its tail. The porbeagle is an opportunistic hunter that preys mainly on bony fis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
