Akame (Menada) - Akame

Japanese: アカメ(メナダ) - あかめ
Akame (Menada) - Akame

…It is similar to the mullet, but its eyes are closer to the tip of its head and its oily eyelids are not developed. Because its lips and eyes are reddish, it is called Shikuchi, Shukuchi (Osaka, Wakayama, Hiroshima, Okayama, Kumamoto), Sukuchi (Kochi, Wakayama), Hikuchi (Hiroshima), Akame (Ishikawa, Toyama, Hachirogata, Oga, Wakayama, Saga, Genkai, Shimonoseki), Meaka (Wakayama), etc. The specific name haematocheila refers to its blood-colored lips, and its English name is redlip mullet. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Akame (Menada)" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ボラと似ているが眼が頭の先のほうへ寄り,脂瞼(しけん)が発達しない。口唇および眼が赤みを帯びるのでシクチ,シュクチ(大阪,和歌山,広島,岡山,熊本),スクチ(高知,和歌山),ヒクチ(広島),アカメ(石川,富山,八郎潟,男鹿,和歌山,佐賀,玄海,下関),メアカ(和歌山)などと呼ばれる。種小名のhaematocheilaは血色の唇のことで,英名もredlip mulletである。…

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