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シマハタタテダイ

Meanings

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noun

singular bannerfish

Scientific name: Heniochus singularius. A species of marine fish in the butterflyfish family.

シマハタタテダイはインド洋ようから太たい平へい洋ようにかけて生せい息そくしている。
The singular bannerfish inhabits the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Etymology

The name is a compound of シマ (stripe) and ハタタテダイ (pennant coralfish), referring to its striped pattern and its relation to the pennant coralfish group.