Oil shellfish - Oil shellfish

Japanese: アブラヒガイ - あぶらひがい
Oil shellfish - Oil shellfish

…During the breeding season, males display nuptial colors and astrological marks, while females produce ovipositors that they insert into the mantle cavity (the gap between the left and right mantles) of living bivalves such as the Anodonta aurea, the Marudobu mussel, and the Union mussel to lay eggs. The mussels of Lake Biwa vary in form and color, and local fishermen call them Tomaru (round head), Tsuranaga (long face), and Aburahigai (oil mussel). They are mainly eaten grilled. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…繁殖期の雄は,婚姻色と追星(おいぼし)を現し,雌には産卵管を生じ,それをドブガイ,マルドブガイ,イシガイなどの生きた二枚貝の外套(がいとう)腔(左右の外套膜の隙間)にさし込み産卵する習性がある。琵琶湖のヒガイには形態および色彩の変異が多く,地元の漁業者はトウマル(頭丸),ツラナガ(顔長)およびアブラヒガイ(油鰉)などに分けて呼んでいる。主として焼いて食用に供する。…

※「アブラヒガイ」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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