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シラタキベラ

Meanings

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noun

Philippines wrasse; yellow-band wrasse; Sander's parrotfish

A species of wrasse (Pseudocoris bleekeri) found in the Western Pacific. The name シラタキベラ is used in Japanese ichthyological contexts.

シラタキベラは西せい部ぶ太たい平へい洋ように生せい息そくするベラの一いっ種しゅです。
The Philippines wrasse is a species of wrasse that inhabits the Western Pacific.

Etymology

The name is a compound of シラタキ (shirataki, meaning 'white waterfall' or referring to translucent noodles) and ベラ (bera, 'wrasse'), likely from the fish's appearance. The exact derivation is uncertain.