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Fish serving cutlery (end of 19th century). Fish knives, like most highly specialized utensils, date back to Victorian era.The fish knife was preceded in the 18th century by a silver fish slice (also known as fish trowel, fish carver, and fish knife [2]), [1] a broad tool used for serving fish (thus yet another name, fish server), pudding, [3] and other soft desserts.
The Knifefish is a torpedo -shaped robot 22 feet (6.7 m) in length and 21 inches (0.53 m) in diameter, with an operational weight of 2,000 pounds (910 kg). [5][2] It is powered by a lithium-ion battery, which allows it to operate for up to 16 hours on pre-programmed search missions. [3][6] It uses onboard synthetic aperture sonar to detect ...
The fish fork, sometimes along with the fish knife, is an eating utensil specialized for fish meals. Like most highly specialized utensils, the fork dates back to Victorian era ( c. 1870). With a length of about 7.5 inches, its distinctive features often include a wide left tine (similar to the pastry fork) or a deep notch that can be fit over ...
Type species. Gymnotus carapo. Linnaeus, 1758. Despite the name, the Electric Eel is a type of knifefish. The Gymnotiformes / dʒɪmˈnɒtɪfɔːrmiːz / are an order of teleost bony fishes commonly known as Neotropical knifefish or South American knifefish. They have long bodies and swim using undulations of their elongated anal fin.
Silver fish slice, 1814–15 by W & S Knight, Victoria and Albert Museum. A fish slice is a kitchen utensil with a wide, flat blade with holes in it, used for lifting and turning food while cooking. [1] It may be called a slotted spatula or a turner[2] or flipper. [3] The utensil was originally designed as a serving piece rather than a cooking ...
The debabōchō first appeared during the Edo period in Sakai. It is designed to behead and fillet fish. Its thickness, and often a more obtuse angle on the back of the heel allow it to cut off the heads of fish without damage. The rest of the blade is then used to ride against the fish bones, separating the fillet.
Featherbacks have slender, elongated, bodies, giving them a knife-like appearance. The caudal fin is small and fused with the anal fin, which runs most of the length of the body. Where present, the dorsal fin is small and narrow, giving rise to the common name of "featherback". The fish swims by holding its body rigid and rippling the anal fin ...
Rybička (English: Little Fish[1]) is a small Czech pocket knife with the handle shaped as a fish. [2] It has been produced since the first decades of the 20th century. [3] The knife was particularly popular during the period of socialism in Czechoslovakia. [4] It was valued as a simple and small tool used for mushroom picking, a traditional ...