タナゴ

noun

bitterling

Refers to small freshwater fish of the subfamily Acheilognathinae, especially the species Acheilognathus melanogaster. Common in ponds and slow streams in Japan.

• 近きん所じょの池いけでタナゴを見みつけた。

  I found a bitterling in the neighborhood pond.

• タナゴは二に枚まい貝がいに卵たまごを産うむことで知しられている。

  Bitterlings are known for laying their eggs in freshwater mussels.