ぼうえんぎょ

Meanings

telescopefish

usually written using kana alone

Refers to deep-sea fish of the family Giganturidae, especially Gigantura chuni. A technical term used in biology; in everyday contexts, the katakana form ボウエンギョ is common.

望ぼう遠えん魚ぎょは深しん海かいに生せい息そくする奇き妙みょうな魚さかなだ。
The telescopefish is a strange fish that lives in the deep sea.
図ず鑑かんでボウエンギョの写しゃ真しんを見みた。
I saw a picture of a telescopefish in the encyclopedia.