also: ひふきあいご
blotched foxface; Siganus unimaculatus
A species of rabbitfish with a distinctive dark blotch. The Japanese name is usually written in katakana.
I found a blotched foxface in the sea off Okinawa.
The blotched foxface is a fish of the rabbitfish family.
アイゴ is the general term for rabbitfish; ヒフキアイゴ is a specific species within that group.
Hiragana variant; less common than katakana for this species.
Ateji kanji spelling; rarely used in practice.
The name likely derives from 火吹き (fire-blowing) and アイゴ (rabbitfish), but the exact origin is uncertain.