Horsefish (Yellowtail) - Uma-uo

Japanese: ウマウオ(黄錮魚) - うまうお
Horsefish (Yellowtail) - Uma-uo

…It is also called wadaka, wataco (also found along Lake Biwa), umauo (horse fish, Nara), etc. It is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae (illustration).

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ワダカ,ワタコ(琵琶湖沿岸),ウマウオ(馬魚,奈良)などとも呼ばれる。コイ目コイ科の淡水魚(イラスト)。…

※「ウマウオ(黄錮魚)」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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