Japanese barracuda
A species of barracuda (Sphyraena japonica) found in Japanese waters. Usually written in katakana as ヤマトカマス.
The Japanese barracuda is a fish found in the waters around Japan.
The angler caught a Japanese barracuda.
カマス is the general term for barracuda, while ヤマトカマス specifies the Japanese barracuda species.
Standard katakana spelling for this fish name.
Kanji spelling using 叺 (a rare character for a straw bag or barracuda); not commonly used.
Alternate kanji spelling using 梭子魚 (barracuda); very rare.
Alternate kanji spelling using 魳 (a rare character for barracuda); very rare.
Alternate kanji spelling using 梭魚 (barracuda); very rare.
Compound of 大和 (Yamato, an old name for Japan) and カマス (barracuda). The exact derivation is straightforward; the name simply means 'Japanese barracuda'.