noun
frogfish; striated frogfish
Refers to fish of the family Antennariidae, especially Antennarius striatus. The term is sensitive because the reading いざり is associated with a discriminatory term for people with mobility impairments; alternative names like カエルアンコウ are sometimes used.
See also: 蛙鮟鱇
イザリウオは海底でじっと動かずに獲物を待つ。
The frogfish waits motionless on the seabed for its prey.
水族館でイザリウオの展示を見た。
I saw a frogfish exhibit at the aquarium.
A more neutral alternative name for frogfish, literally 'frog anglerfish', often preferred to avoid the sensitive reading of イザリウオ.
The name combines いざり (an old term for 'crawling' or 'scooting', now considered discriminatory) and うお (fish), referring to the fish's movement along the sea floor using its pectoral fins.