noun
Omobranchus elegans; elegant blenny
A species of combtooth blenny found in coastal waters of Japan and East Asia. The name is typically written in katakana.
ナベカは潮だまりでよく見られる小魚です。
The elegant blenny is a small fish often seen in tide pools.
The origin of the name ナベカ is uncertain; it may be a local or dialectal name for this fish.