noun
Sarcocheilichthys variegatus variegatus (cyprinid subspecies)
A freshwater fish native to Japan; the name refers to a specific subspecies of cyprinid.
カワヒガイは日本の川に生息する淡水魚です。
The kawahigai is a freshwater fish that inhabits Japanese rivers.
The name likely derives from 川 (kawa, 'river') and ひがい (higai), a type of cyprinid fish, but the exact derivation is uncertain.