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シモフリアイゴ

Meanings

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noun

white-spotted spinefoot

Scientific name Siganus canaliculatus. A marine fish also known as the white-spotted rabbitfish.

シモフリアイゴは沖おき縄なわの海うみでよく見みられる。
The white-spotted spinefoot is often seen in the waters around Okinawa.

Etymology

The name likely derives from 霜降り (shimofuri, 'marbled' or 'speckled with white') and アイゴ (aigo, 'rabbitfish'), referring to the fish's spotted pattern.