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Journal
of the eightyfifth day on board
26th July, 1999
The
names for each species of sharks seem to be one of the most
suggestive things about them. Each region has their own names
for them not excluding every town and every fisherman. It would
be beautiful if it wasn't so difficult to understand. At the
practical level its chaos.
The answer?
The Latin names. Of course it's complicated and perhaps serves
better the professional expert, but it works, even abroad. It's
also a question of habit. Many animals are described, unknowingly,
with their Latin name, such as the orango or the barracuda.
Going back
to the Journal of yesterday, these are a few of the species
in the lens of Mission Sharks.
Prionace
glauca Carcharodon carcharias Isurus oxyrinchus Lamna
nasus
And what
does that mean?
Here is
the translation taken from the book 'Sharks' (Piero and Alberto
Angela and him below ediz. Mondadori).
Prionace
glauca - Blue shark
Carcharodon carcharias
- Great White shark
Isurus oxyrinchus
- Mako
Lamna nasus - Emery
PS. I have received many communications about the
fact that this book is sold out in many places. One shop that
does stock it is the bookshop 'del Mare' at Rome tel. 06/3612091
fax 06/36090889
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