whitespotted conger; common Japanese conger eel
A species of conger eel (Conger myriaster) commonly eaten in Japan, especially as tempura or sushi topping.
Tonight's tempura is whitespotted conger.
市場で新鮮なマアナゴを買った。
I bought fresh whitespotted conger at the market.
Katakana spelling is common for fish names and is the usual written form for this species.
Kanji spelling exists but is rarely used; the word is usually written in kana.
Compound of 真 (ma, 'true') and 穴子 (anago, 'conger eel'), distinguishing this species from other conger eels.