Rabbit fish (English spelling)

Japanese: rabbit fish(英語表記)rabbitfish
Rabbit fish (English spelling)

...This species has pelvic fins with spines in front and behind the three soft rays, which is not seen in other species, and is also called amphispinous. Its English name is rabbit fish because it looks like a rabbit. The spines on its dorsal, anal, and pelvic fins contain poison glands, and a sting is extremely painful, so it is also known as itai-ta or ita-dai in Toyama and oi-sha in Yamaguchi.

From [Chimezame]

...The name comes from the silvery white color of its body. Its English name is rat fish or rabbit fish because of its face. Three species are popular: the Chimaera phantasma, the Cocono-spotted Chimaera, and the Red Chimaera. The Chimaera phantasma (illustration) is the most commonly seen species, and is found from Hokkaido to the East China Sea, living on the bottom of the continental shelf slope at depths of about 90 to 540 meters.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "rabbit fish" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この類は3軟条の前後に棘(きよく)があるという他の類には見られない腹びれをもっており,両棘類とも呼ばれる。ウサギのような顔をしているというので英名はrabbit fish。背びれ,しりびれ,腹びれの棘には毒腺があり,刺されるとひどく痛むので,富山でイタイタ,イタダイ,山口でオイシャの別名がある。…

【ギンザメ】より

…名は体が銀白色を呈することに由来する。英名はその顔つきからrat fish,またはrabbit fishという。ギンザメ,ココノホシギンザメ,アカギンザメの3種がポピュラーであるが,なかでもギンザメChimaera phantasma(イラスト)はもっともふつうに見られる種類で,北海道から東シナ海にかけて分布し,水深90mから540mくらいのやや深い大陸棚斜面の海底で生活する。…

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