Arakabu - Arakabu

Japanese: アラカブ - あらかぶ
Arakabu - Arakabu

…The name Kasago is said to come from the fact that its skin is dry and has a swelling-like pattern on its body. In Kyushu, it is called Arakabu, and in Kansai, Gashira. It usually has five dark brown horizontal stripes on its side. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…カサゴの名は皮膚がかさかさして体にはれもののような模様があることに由来しているといわれる。九州ではアラカブ,関西ではガシラなどという。ふつう体側には5本の黒褐色の横帯がある。…

※「アラカブ」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。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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