Aburabou - Aburabou

Japanese: アブラボウ - あぶらぼう
Aburabou - Aburabou

...The name probably comes from the fact that the head has no spines, ridges, or protrusions, and the meat is oily. In Hokkaido, it is called Aburako or Aburabou. It lives in the North Pacific Ocean from central Honshu northward, and is distributed as far east as northern California.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…頭部にとげ,隆起線,突起物がなく,また肉には油が多いところから生じた名前であろう。北海道ではアブラコまたはアブラボウと呼ばれる。本州中部以北の北太平洋域に生息し,東は北部カリフォルニアにまで分布する。…

※「アブラボウ」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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