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ヤスジチョウチョウウオ (やすじちょうちょううお) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ヤスジチョウチョウウオ

Meanings

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noun

eightband butterflyfish; eight-striped butterflyfish

Scientific name Chaetodon octofasciatus. A tropical marine fish with eight dark bands on a yellowish body.

ヤスジチョウチョウウオ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している。
The eightband butterflyfish inhabits coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific.

Etymology

The name is a compound of 八筋 (やすじ, 'eight stripes') and チョウチョウウオ (butterflyfish). The exact derivation is uncertain, but it directly describes the fish's appearance.