Its specific name hyalina is from the Ancient Greek ὑάλῐνος (hyalinos', "crystal, glass").[5]
It has no common name in English, but is known in
Turkish as yalanci zargana ("false
garfish") or derin deniz turna baligi ("deep-sea
pike") and in
Hebrew as ליסטים ארוך-סנפיר (listim aroch-snapir, "long-fin bandit"); this name refers to its long
pectoral fins.[6][7]
Description
Sudis hyalina is elongated, maximum 1 m (3.3 ft) long, and silvery-pink in colour.[8] It has large teeth in the lower jaw, fixed and armed with serrated edges. It has 59 or 60
vertebrae.[9][7]
^Sciences), Stuart Poss (California Academy of; Ghana), Francis Nunoo (University of; Barry Russell (Department of Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts; Ghana), Paul Bannermann (Dept of Fisheries (January 16, 2013).
"IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Sudis hyalina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
^Zoology, British Museum (Natural History) Department of; Günther, Albert Carl Ludwig Gotthilf (September 2, 1864).
"Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum". Wheldon & Wesley – via Google Books.
^Smith, Margaret M.; Heemstra, Phillip C. (December 6, 2012).
Smiths' Sea Fishes. Springer Science & Business Media.
ISBN9783642828584 – via Google Books.