Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Spitzmaulaal
English translation:
sharp-nosed eel
German term
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Spitzmaulaal
Would anyone have an idea as to how Spitzmaulaal would translate into English?
I have done some extensive searching myself and what I've found is "long-nosed eel", but I am still not 100% sure, since, according to my client, the Spitzkopfaal is a freshwater eel and the entry I've found for long-nosed eel below seems to suggest it is a saltwater type
http://www.gma.org/fogm/Synaphobranchus_pinnatus.htm
Would anyone know or have a better idea?
Thank you
Robert
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Kim Metzger
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Maureen Millington-Brodie
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Aug 1, 2013 07:39: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Science" , "Field (specific)" from "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters" to "Zoology"
Aug 15, 2013 21:07: Kim Metzger Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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sharp-nosed eel
Eels are also sometimes described as broadnosed or sharpnosed; the broadnosed eel is one that has excessively developed jaw muscles as a result of voracious feeding, and is almost always a female.
http://www.fao.org/wairdocs/tan/x5915e/x5915e01.htm
http://www.amazon.com/Sharp-Nosed-Eel-Broad-Nosed-12x18-Post...
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