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ソメワケイソハゼ (そめわけいそはぜ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ソメワケイソハゼ

Meanings

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noun

blackbelly goby; blackbelly pygmy goby

A small marine fish of the genus Eviota. The name is a taxonomic common name used in ichthyology.

ソメワケイソハゼ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する。
The blackbelly goby inhabits coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific.

Etymology

The name is a compound of 染め分け (somawake, 'dyeing in different colors') and イソハゼ (isohaze, a type of goby), likely referring to its coloration. The exact derivation is uncertain.