ゲンゴロウブナ

noun

Japanese crucian carp; white crucian carp

A freshwater fish native to Japan, Carassius cuvieri. Often referred to by its katakana name in everyday contexts.

• ゲンゴロウブナは琵び琶わ湖この固こ有ゆう種しゅです。

  The Japanese crucian carp is a species endemic to Lake Biwa.

• 釣つり堀ぼりで大おおきなゲンゴロウブナを釣つった。

  I caught a big white crucian carp at the fishing pond.