Sea grass - Uminobokuso

...With the recent advances in breeding techniques, they are now exhibited in aquariums around the country, and it is now possible to see them swarming in schools, their scales glittering. As they are called "sea grass," they are food for many fish throughout their lives and occupy an important position in the marine food chain. There are four populations of Japanese anchovies: those found on the west coast of Kyushu, from the Hyuga Sea to the Seto Inland Sea, those from Mie to the Boso Peninsula, and those in the Sea of ​​Japan.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…近年の飼育技術の進歩につれて，各地の水族館でも展示が行われ，キラキラとうろこを輝かせ，群れをなして身を翻す光景を見ることも可能になった。海の牧草の名で呼ばれるように一生を通して多くの魚の餌となり，海の食物連鎖の中で重要な位置を占めている。　日本のカタクチイワシは，九州西岸，日向灘から瀬戸内海，三重から房総半島，日本海の4系群が存在する。…

※「海の牧草」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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