noun
Papuan black snapper
A species of snapper (Lutjanus goldiei) found in the Western Pacific. The name is a taxonomic designation; in everyday contexts, it may simply be referred to as a type of フエダイ.
ウラウチフエダイはパプアニューギニア周辺で見られる。
The Papuan black snapper is found around Papua New Guinea.
Standard katakana spelling for this fish name.
Kanji spelling is rare and mainly used in taxonomic contexts; the word is usually written in kana.
The name is a compound of 浦内 (urauchi, possibly a place name or descriptive term) and 笛鯛 (fuedai, 'snapper'). The exact derivation is uncertain.