Stone Mochi Jako - Stone Mochi Jako

Japanese: イシモチジャコ - いしもちじゃこ
Stone Mochi Jako - Stone Mochi Jako

…In Wakaura, Wakayama Prefecture, it is called Hotarujako, but this is a mixed name with a fish of a different family. Ishimochi in Kochi Prefecture and Nagasaki Prefecture, and Ishimochijako in Hiroshima Prefecture are named after the large otoliths they have. They are different species from Ishimochi of the Sciaenidae family. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…和歌山県和歌浦でホタルジャコと呼ばれるが,別科の魚との混称である。高知県,長崎県のイシモチ,広島県のイシモチジャコは,大きな耳石(じせき)をもっていることに由来する。ニベ科のイシモチとは別種。…

※「イシモチジャコ」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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