Chinese minnow (Phoxinus oxycephalus)
A small freshwater fish native to East Asia. The name is usually written in katakana.
The Chinese minnow is a small freshwater fish that inhabits clear streams in Japan.
Usually written in katakana as a fish name; the kanji form 高鮠 is rare.
Rare kanji form; the second character is not a standard Jōyō kanji.
The name likely derives from 高 (taka, 'high') and 鮠 (haya, 'minnow'), but the exact origin is uncertain.