Ochou - Ochou

Japanese: オオチュウ - おおちゅう
Ochou - Ochou

...It is a fish that changes its name as it grows. Around Tokyo, it goes from Koppa (total length about 10cm) → Seigo (25cm) → Fukko (35cm) → Suzuki (over 60cm) → Ootaro (old adult fish), and around Lake Hamana, it goes from small to large: Seigo → Matakaa → Oomata → Kochuu → Chiuo → Ochuu → Omono. Young fish are called Akambakura in the Ariake Sea, Seppa in Miyagi, and Hikariko in Lake Kasumigaura.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Ochou" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…成長により次々と名称が変わる〈出世魚〉である。東京付近でコッパ(全長約10cm)→セイゴ(25cm)→フッコ(35cm)→スズキ(60cm以上)→オオタロウ(老成魚),浜名湖付近では小さなものからセイゴ→マタカア→オオマタ→コチウ→チウイオ→オオチュウ→オオモノである。幼魚を有明海でアカンバクラ,宮城でセッパ,霞ヶ浦でヒカリコという。…

※「オオチュウ」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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