ツバメウオ

noun

longfin batfish; teira batfish

A species of batfish (Platax teira) with a distinctive disc-like body and long fins, found in the Indo-Pacific. The Japanese name means 'swallow fish', likely from its wing-like fins.

• 水すい族ぞく館かんでツバメウオの群むれを見みた。

  I saw a school of teira batfish at the aquarium.

• ツバメウオは幼よう魚ぎょのときは枯かれ葉はに擬ぎ態たいすることで知しられている。

  Teira batfish are known for mimicking dead leaves when they are juveniles.

noun

flying fish

Rare alternate name for flying fish (トビウオ). This usage is uncommon and may cause confusion; トビウオ is the standard term.

See also: 飛魚

• 一いち部ぶの地ち方ほうでは、トビウオのことをツバメウオと呼よぶことがあるらしい。

  In some regions, flying fish are apparently called ツバメウオ.