Umanoshita - Horse's Bottom

Japanese: ウマノシタ - うまのした
Umanoshita - Horse's Bottom

...In Japan, there are twenty or so species, including the Japanese dog-nosed flounder Cynoglossus robustus , the Japanese genko C. interruptus , the red tongue-flounder C. joyneri (illustration), the black tongue-flounder Paraplagusia japonica , and the Japanese tongue-flounder Heteromycteris japonicus (illustration), and they usually measure 20-30cm in length. They have an oblong body, and are called tongue-flounder, horse-nosed flounder, or tongue-flounder in various regions because their shape resembles a tongue. They are closely related to the Pleuronectiformes, but are distinguished by their weak, hooked mouths, minute teeth, and small pectoral fins, if any. ...

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…日本には,イヌノシタCynoglossus robustus,ゲンコC.interruptus,アカシタビラメC.joyneri(イラスト),クロウシノシタParaplagusia japonica,ササウシノシタHeteromycteris japonicus(イラスト)など二十数種がおり,体長はふつう20~30cmである。長楕円形の体で,体型が舌を思わせることからシタビラメ,ウマノシタ,ベロなどと各地で呼ばれる。カレイ亜目と近縁であるが,口が弱くかぎ状であること,歯が微細であること,胸びれがあっても小さいことで区別される。…

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