Aobai - Aobai

Japanese: アオバイ - あおばい
Aobai - Aobai

... The closely related species, B. tenuissimum , has a very thin shell and is even larger, so much so that it breaks under its own weight when taken out of water. It lives deeper than B. tenuissimum, and its shell is yellow-green, hence the name blue-green. It tastes better than B. tenuissimum, so it is more expensive.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Aobai" are listed below.

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Japanese:

… 近似種のオオエッチュウバイB.tenuissimumは殻はたいへん薄くて,いっそう大きく,水からあげると自分の重さで壊れるほどである。エッチュウバイよりも深所にすみ,殻皮が黄緑色でアオバイの名がある。エッチュウバイより味がよいので値も高い。…

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