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ニセフウライチョウチョウウオ

Meanings

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noun

lined butterflyfish

Scientific name Chaetodon lineolatus. A species of butterflyfish with a distinctive lined pattern.

ニセフウライチョウチョウウオ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 lined butterflyfish inhabits waters from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific.

Similar words

フウライチョウチョウウオ
フウライチョウチョウウオ (Chaetodon vagabundus) is a similar species; ニセフウライチョウチョウウオ is distinguished by its lined pattern and is sometimes considered a 'false' vagabond butterflyfish.

Etymology

The name is a compound of ニセ (false), フウライ (vagabond, from 風来), and チョウチョウウオ (butterflyfish), referring to its resemblance to the vagabond butterflyfish.