Paraplagusia japonica (English spelling)

Japanese: Paraplagusia japonica(英語表記)Paraplagusiajaponica
Paraplagusia japonica (English spelling)

…They are found in the shallow seabeds of temperate and tropical regions around the world, but some species also live in freshwater. In Japan, there are twenty or so species, including the Japanese dog-no-shita (Cynoglossus robustus) , the Japanese genko (C. interruptus ), the red tongue-flounder (C. joyneri ) (illustration), the black tongue-flounder ( Paraplagusia japonica) , and the Japanese saury tongue-flounder (Heteromycteris japonicus ) (illustration), and they usually reach a body length of 20 to 30 cm. They have an oblong body, and because their shape resembles a tongue, they are called tongue-flounder, horse tongue-flounder, or tongue-flounder in various regions. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Paraplagusia japonica" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…世界中の温・熱帯域の浅海底に分布するが,まれに淡水に生息する種もある。日本には,イヌノシタCynoglossus robustus,ゲンコC.interruptus,アカシタビラメC.joyneri(イラスト),クロウシノシタParaplagusia japonica,ササウシノシタHeteromycteris japonicus(イラスト)など二十数種がおり,体長はふつう20~30cmである。長楕円形の体で,体型が舌を思わせることからシタビラメ,ウマノシタ,ベロなどと各地で呼ばれる。…

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