Trachidermus fasciatus (English spelling) Trachidermus fasciatus

Japanese: Trachidermus fasciatus(英語表記)Trachidermusfasciatus
Trachidermus fasciatus (English spelling) Trachidermus fasciatus

...The name Araregako comes from the fact that hail often falls when they move down the river every winter, and the white hail hits their pure white bellies. The Yamanokami Trachidermus fasciatus is also a freshwater fish, and in Japan it is found only in the rivers of Fukuoka and Saga prefectures that flow into the Ariake Sea. It is said to have been named after the fact that its cheekbones, which are raised like those of a sculpin, are reminiscent of a mountain god with horns.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Trachidermus fasciatus" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…アラレガコは毎冬川を下るころ,あられが降ることが多く,真っ白な腹に白いあられがあたるという意でついた名である。 ヤマノカミTrachidermus fasciatusは同じく淡水産で,日本では有明海に注ぐ福岡,佐賀両県の河川にだけ分布する種類である。カジカに似てほおの骨が盛り上がる様が角を出した山の神を連想させることからついた名といわれる。…

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