Itogamodori - The return of the thread

Japanese: イトガモドリ - いとがもどり
Itogamodori - The return of the thread

...It has many local names, such as Shimaara in Nagasaki, Hatajiro in Osaka, Namera in Shinminato, Toyama Prefecture, and Shimadai in Matsuyama. In Yuasa, Wakayama Prefecture, it is called Itogamodori, which means that it is a fish that does not die easily, as it is still alive even if it is taken to Itoga near Yuasa and brought back again. It lives in rocky areas, but unlike other groupers, it has the habit of often leaving the seabed and swimming in the mid-water.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…地方名が多く,長崎でシマアラ,大阪でハタジロ,富山県新湊でナメラ,松山でシマダイなどがある。和歌山県の湯浅でイトガモドリと呼ぶが,これは湯浅の近くの糸我までもっていき,またもち帰っても生きているというもので,死ににくい魚であることを意味している。岩礁域にすむが,他のハタ類と異なり,しばしば海底から離れ,中層を泳ぐ習性がある。…

※「イトガモドリ」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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