Eenouo - Eenouo

Japanese: エエノウオ - ええのうお
Eenouo - Eenouo

...The spines on its dorsal, anal and pelvic fins contain poison glands, and a sting is extremely painful, so it is also known as itai-ta or itadai in Toyama and oi-sha in Yamaguchi. Ai means thorn and go means fish, and it is called ai, ae, e-e, eeno-uo, yaano-uo, yai and ie in various regions. It has whitish spots on a dark brown or yellowish brown background, but the color and spots can change dramatically, so much so that the same individual can change color and spots in an instant.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Eenouo" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…背びれ,しりびれ,腹びれの棘には毒腺があり,刺されるとひどく痛むので,富山でイタイタ,イタダイ,山口でオイシャの別名がある。アイはとげ,ゴは魚のことで,各地でアイ,アエ,エエ,エエノウオ,ヤアノウオ,ヤイ,イエーなどの呼名がある。茶褐色ないし黄褐色の地に白っぽい斑紋をもつが,同じ個体でも瞬時に体色,斑紋を変化させるほど,体色,斑紋の変化は著しい。…

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