Ishibue - Ishibue

Japanese: イシブエ - いしぶえ
Ishibue - Ishibue

...A small fish with a cylindrical body up to 20 cm in length, it resembles a goby at first glance and is often given the local name "haze." It is called "torahaze" over a wide area in Kansai, Shikoku, and Kyushu, "akahaze" or "okihaze" in Kochi Prefecture, "shimahaze" in Hiroshima Prefecture, "ishibue" in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, and "shimagochi" in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture. Its body color is a light yellowish brown with six blue lines on the head and six dark brown horizontal bands on the body.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Ishibue" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…体が円筒形で,全長20cmまでの小型魚で,一見ハゼ類に似ているためか,地方名もハゼのつくものが多い。関西,四国,九州の広い範囲でトラハゼ,高知県でアカハゼ,オキハゼ,広島県でシマハゼ,和歌山県田辺でイシブエ,鳥取県米子でシマゴチと呼ばれる。体色は,淡黄褐色の地に頭部には6本の青色線があり,また体には6本の暗褐色の横帯がある。…

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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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