APA: skʷamə
Parse: s=√kwamu
Definition: ratfish
Scientific name: [Hydrolagus colliei (Lay and Bennett)]
Ethnobiology: Ratfish formerly were caught when fishing for dogfish during World War II. Ratfish livers were commercially used to produce oil for lubricating machinery and cleaning guns. The scientific name Hydrolagus means “water-hare”, in reference to the prominent rodent-like teeth of this unusual-looking fish.