pipefish; seaweed pipefish
Refers to pipefish, especially Syngnathus schlegeli. Typically written in katakana as ヨウジウオ.
I found a pipefish at the beach.
The pipefish is a relative of the seahorse.
Standard katakana spelling for this fish name.
Kanji spelling is rare; the word is usually written in kana.
The name ヨウジウオ (楊子魚) literally means 'toothpick fish', from its slender shape. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.