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オモナガフタホシハゼ (おもながふたほしはぜ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

オモナガフタホシハゼ

Meanings

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noun

Eviota partimaculata (a species of pygmy goby)

Scientific name for a small Indo-Pacific reef fish. Used in taxonomic and marine biology contexts.

オモナガフタホシハゼ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小こ型がたのハゼの一いっ種しゅです。
Eviota partimaculata is a small goby species that inhabits coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific.

Etymology

The name is a compound of Japanese elements: オモナガ (面長, 'long-faced'), フタホシ (二つ星, 'two spots'), and ハゼ (鯊, 'goby'), describing the fish's appearance. The exact derivation is uncertain; it is a Japanese common name for the species.