pin

The first meaning of pin mentioned in the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) refers to a very thin body metal nail, used to hold or hook something. For example: "Be careful that the dress still has pins because I have not sewn it yet", "With a pin, the young man added the cockade to his shirt", "I'm going to raise the curtain a little with the help of pins so it doesn't rub the ground".

The pins usually have a head at one end and tip at the other. This allows them to hold something without it falling over. There are, however, special pins that have other shapes, such as the safety pin, also called safety pin or safety pin. It is a pin that closes on itself and cannot be opened easily, providing the grip with greater security.

The tie pin, on the other hand, it is used to secure the tie to a shirt, preventing it from moving or losing its vertical position. Usually made of metal or leather, these pins often include ornamental details or feature badges that reflect the wearer's affiliation with a particular group or group. organization.

The idea pin, on the other hand, is used in the construction of various phrases of colloquial language. When someone indicates that in a place "There is no room for a pin", refers to the fact that there is no space for any other person to enter. Something that is "Stuck with pins"on the other hand, it is precarious or unstable.

A cut of beef, a fish and various species of plants They are also called a pin according to the region, as detailed by the dictionary from RAE.

Pin fish

The Nerophis ophidion or, as it is commonly known, pinfish belongs to the family Syngnathidae, The one of the fishes needle and seahorses. It is a species with a very thin body, which at first glance can give the sensation of being a worm, since its extension is between 15 and 20 centimeters, with exceptions that reach 30.

Upon close observation of a pinfish, it is clear that it is not a worm, especially by paying attention to its gill operculum and head (much like that of a rocking horse de mar, one of its aforementioned relatives, partly because of the shape of its snout).

Its cousin, the mule needlefish, is the only species with which it is possible to confuse the pinfish, although the shape of the former is more rounded to the sides and considerably slimmer. Both have a single dorsal fin, which is located from the middle of the back towards the base, although the snout of the needle mule is more extensive.

The male's coloration usually combines shades of green, although the abdomen tends to be yellowish; the female, on the other hand, exhibits bluish spots all over her Body, including the head, and has an overall more striking appearance. In any case, when the spawning season arrives, which takes place in the middle of summer, the color increases in both sexes.

Regarding reproduction, the male must carry the eggs deposited by the female into his incubator bag, to fertilize them and carry them for approximately three weeks before hatching. giving birth the young, which begin to swim as soon as they are born.

The pinfish feed on plankton and are distributed along the entire coast of Finland, except in the northern Gulf of Bothnia, since the level of sanitation of its waters is insufficient for its growth.