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アンボンスズメダイ (あんぼんすずめだい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

アンボンスズメダイ

Meanings

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noun

Ambon chromis; Chromis amboinensis

A species of damselfish found in the Indo-Pacific. The name is a taxonomic term used in biology and aquarium contexts.

アンボンスズメダイはインド太たい平へい洋ようのサンゴ礁しょうに生せい息そくする。
The Ambon chromis inhabits coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific.

Etymology

The name is a compound of アンボン (Ambon, an island in Indonesia) and スズメダイ (Chromis, a genus of damselfish). The exact derivation is uncertain, but it likely refers to the type locality or a region where the species was first described.