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ササスズメダイ

Meanings

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noun

scaly chromis

A species of damselfish, Chromis lepidolepis. Used in ichthyological contexts.

ササスズメダイはインド洋ようから西せい部ぶ太たい平へい洋ようにかけて分ぶん布ぷする。
The scaly chromis is distributed from the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific.

Etymology

The name is a combination of ササ (bamboo grass) and スズメダイ (damselfish), likely referring to a pattern or habitat association, but the exact derivation is uncertain.