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ベニキツネベラ

also: スポットフィンホッグフィッシュ

Meanings

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noun

spotfin hogfish

A species of wrasse (Bodianus pulchellus) found in the Western Atlantic. The Japanese name is used in ichthyological contexts.

ベニキツネベラはカリブ海かいに生せい息そくするベラの一いっ種しゅです。
The spotfin hogfish is a type of wrasse that lives in the Caribbean Sea.

Etymology

The Japanese name ベニキツネベラ is a compound of 紅 (べに, 'crimson'), 狐 (きつね, 'fox'), and ベラ ('wrasse'), referring to its coloration. The alternative name スポットフィンホッグフィッシュ is a direct loan from English.