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ルリメイシガキスズメダイ

Meanings

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noun

blue-eye damselfish

Scientific name Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus. A species of damselfish found in coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific.

ルリメイシガキスズメダイはサンゴ礁しょうでよく見みられる。
The blue-eye damselfish is often seen on coral reefs.

Etymology

The name is a compound of 瑠璃 (ruri, 'lapis lazuli, deep blue'), 目 (me, 'eye'), 石垣 (ishigaki, 'stone wall'), and スズメダイ (suzumedai, 'damselfish'), likely referring to its blue eye and habitat among rocky or coral structures. The exact derivation is uncertain.