noun
emperor angelfish
A species of marine angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator) with distinctive blue and yellow horizontal stripes.
タテジマキンチャクダイはインド太平洋のサンゴ礁に生息している。
The emperor angelfish inhabits coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific.
水族館でタテジマキンチャクダイの幼魚を見た。
I saw a juvenile emperor angelfish at the aquarium.
Compound of 縦縞 (tatejima, 'vertical stripes'), 巾着 (kinchaku, 'drawstring pouch'), and 鯛 (tai, 'sea bream'), referring to the fish's striped pattern and body shape. The exact naming origin is uncertain.