Red lobster - Red lobster

Japanese: アカタナゴ - あかたなご
Red lobster - Red lobster

...It reaches a total length of 25 cm. Its body color varies and it is called Matanago, Akatanago, Aotanago, etc., and it was considered to be different or the same species, and its classification was confused, but it has now been classified into two species, Umitanago and Aotanago D. viridis . It is difficult to distinguish from specimens, but Umitanago has a copper-brown base color, light orange pectoral fins, and usually has two black stripes on the snout, while Aotanago has a dark olive base color, light orange pectoral fins with a black spot on the upper edge of the base, and no black stripes on the snout.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Akatanago" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…全長25cmに達する。体色がさまざまで,マタナゴ,アカタナゴ,アオタナゴなどと呼ばれ,別種あるいは同種とされ,分類が混乱していたが,現在ではウミタナゴとアオタナゴD.viridisとの2種に整理された。標本では区別がむずかしいが,ウミタナゴは地色が銅褐色,胸びれが薄いオレンジ色,吻(ふん)部にふつうは2本の黒い縞があるのに,アオタナゴは地色が暗オリーブ色,胸びれは薄いオレンジ色で付け根の上縁に黒点があり,吻に黒い縞などない。…

※「アカタナゴ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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