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シテンチョウチョウウオ

Meanings

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noun

fourspot butterflyfish

Scientific name Chaetodon quadrimaculatus. A species of butterflyfish with four distinct spots.

シテンチョウチョウウオは、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している。
The fourspot butterflyfish inhabits coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific.

Etymology

The name is a compound of 四天 (four spots) and チョウチョウウオ (butterflyfish). The exact derivation is uncertain, but it likely refers to the four distinctive spots on the fish's body.