shovelnose
Spade-shaped facial feature
Shovelnose describes animals with broad, flattened snouts resembling a shovel blade.
The term appears in common names of various fish and rays: the shovelnose sturgeon, shovelnose guitarfish, shovelnose shark.
The shape typically helps these bottom-dwellers root through sediment or navigate murky waters.
We caught a shovelnose in the river yesterday.
Ray with elongated body
- rayNarrow light emission
- sharkCartilaginous marine predator
- cartilaginousComposed of flexible connective tissue
- coastalOf the shoreline
sandy · Indo-Pacific · Australian · benthic · pectoral fins · flattened · wedge-shaped · bottom-dwelling
Large armored fish
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- bottom-dwellerOrganism living on substrate
- rostrumRaised speaker's platform
barbels · benthic · anadromous · spawn · migratory · endangered · conservation · paddlefish
Barbeled freshwater bottom-feeder
- bullheadBroad-headed freshwater fish
- hardheadUnyielding, inflexible person
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- whiskeredHaving facial bristles
bottom-feeder · aquarium · tropical · armored
Raised speaker's platform
- snoutBeast's protruding face
- flattenedMade smooth or level
- elongatedStretched beyond usual dimensions
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
wedge-shaped · spatulate · broadened · cartilaginous · sensory · electroreceptors · ampullae · foraging
guitarfish
Ray with elongated body
- rayNarrow light emission
- sharkCartilaginous marine predator
- cartilaginousComposed of flexible connective tissue
coastal · sandy · Indo-Pacific · Australian · benthic · pectoral fins · flattened · wedge-shaped · bottom-dwelling · marine
sturgeon
Large armored fish
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- bottom-dwellerOrganism living on substrate
rostrum · barbels · benthic · anadromous · spawn · migratory · endangered · conservation · paddlefish · pallid
catfish
Barbeled freshwater bottom-feeder
- bullheadBroad-headed freshwater fish
- hardheadUnyielding, inflexible person
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
whiskered · bottom-feeder · aquarium · tropical · armored
rostrum
Raised speaker's platform
streamlined · wedge-shaped · spatulate · broadened · cartilaginous · sensory · electroreceptors · ampullae · foraging · probing