Tranøy means "crane" and the last element is "øy" which means "island". Prior to 1909, the name was written "Tranø". The coat of arms is from modern times; they were granted on 15 May 1987. The arms are silver or white with a black Atlantic halibut "(Hippoglossus hippoglossus)" in the center. The fish is a main species of local fish, which symbolizes the importance of fishing for the local community. In addition to this, the fish played a major role in local legends, similar to the role of bears in land-based legends. The Church of Norway has one parish "(sokn)" within
Fourhorn poacher more commonly reach a TL of . The maximum recorded weight is , and the maximum recorded age is 7 years. The fourhorn poacher is preyed on by "Hippoglossus stenolepis". Its own diet consists of crustaceans including shrimp, crabs, isopods, amphipods, and ostracods, as well as bony fish, gastropods, and polychaetes. Fourhorn poacher The fourhorn poacher ("Hypsagonus quadricornis", also known as the four-horned sea-poacher) is a fish in the family Agonidae (poachers). It was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1829, originally under the genus "Aspidophorus". It is a marine, temperate water-dwelling fish which is known from the northern Pacific Ocean,