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カタボシニシキベニハゼ (かたぼしにしきべにはぜ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

カタボシニシキベニハゼ

Meanings

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noun

Trimma nomurai (species of goby)

A small marine goby found in Japan, Indonesia, and New Caledonia. Used in ichthyological contexts.

カタボシニシキベニハゼは、日本にほんの南なん西せい諸しょ島とう周しゅう辺へんで見みられる小こ型がたのハゼの一いっ種しゅです。
Trimma nomurai is a small species of goby found around the Nansei Islands of Japan.

Etymology

The name is a compound of descriptive elements: カタボシ (kataboshi, likely referring to a spot or marking), ニシキ (nishiki, 'brocade' or 'colorful'), ベニ (beni, 'crimson'), and ハゼ (haze, 'goby'). The exact derivation is uncertain; it is a Japanese-coined species name.