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フォーアイバタフライフィッシュ

also: スギアヤチョウチョウウオ

Meanings

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noun

foureye butterflyfish

A species of butterflyfish (Chaetodon capistratus) named for the distinctive eye-like spot near its tail.

フォーアイバタフライフィッシュはカリブ海かいに生せい息そくしている。
The foureye butterflyfish inhabits the Caribbean Sea.

Etymology

The name フォーアイバタフライフィッシュ is a direct borrowing from English 'foureye butterflyfish', referring to the false eye spot. The alternative reading スギアヤチョウチョウウオ is a native Japanese coinage, but its exact derivation is uncertain.