遡そ河か魚ぎょ

noun

anadromous fish

Technical term for fish that migrate from the sea up rivers to spawn, such as salmon. The reading さっかぎょ is also listed but is less common.

See also: 降河魚

• サケは代だい表ひょう的てきな遡そ河か魚ぎょです。

  Salmon is a typical anadromous fish.

• 遡そ河か魚ぎょは産さん卵らんのために川かわを遡さかのぼります。

  Anadromous fish go up rivers to spawn.