noun
channeled apple snail; golden apple snail
Refers specifically to the invasive freshwater snail Pomacea canaliculata, known as a pest in rice paddies.
スクミリンゴガイは水田の稲を食害する外来種です。
The channeled apple snail is an invasive species that damages rice plants in paddies.
この辺りの用水路にはスクミリンゴガイがたくさんいる。
There are many channeled apple snails in the irrigation canals around here.
The Japanese name スクミリンゴガイ (竦林檎貝) literally means 'cowering apple snail', likely from the snail's habit of retracting into its shell. The exact origin of the name is uncertain.