noun
scrawled filefish
A species of filefish (Aluterus scriptus) found in tropical and subtropical waters. The name is usually written in katakana.
ソウシハギは暖かい海に生息する魚です。
The scrawled filefish is a fish that lives in warm seas.
ダイバーがソウシハギの群れを見つけた。
The diver found a school of scrawled filefish.
The name ソウシハギ likely derives from 草紙 (sōshi, 'bound book') and 剥ぐ (hagu, 'to peel off'), referring to the fish's rough skin that was once used like sandpaper to smooth paper or books. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.