Igami - Igami

Japanese: イガミ - いがみ
Igami - Igami

Another name for the Parrotfish family of the Perciformes class of Bony Fishes. It is said that this is the way dogs and other animals fight with their teeth bared, and when a parrotfish is caught, the teeth on both the upper and lower jaws are exposed, making the face look angry, hence the name. This name is mainly used in the Kansai, Kochi, and Tokai regions.

[Akira Ochiai and Kunio Amano]

[Reference] | Parrotfish

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

硬骨魚綱スズキ目ブダイ科の別名。イヌなどが歯をむき出して争う様をいがむと言い、ブダイ類を釣り上げたときに上下両あごの歯が露出し、顔つきが怒っているようにみえるのでこの名がある。主として関西、高知、東海地方の呼び名。

[落合 明・尼岡邦夫]

[参照項目] | ブダイ

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