Big Black Kite - Big Black Kite

Japanese: オオトビ - おおとび
Big Black Kite - Big Black Kite

...Total length 36cm. In Miyazaki Prefecture, this species is called Kotobi and the flying fish is called Ootobi. The red kite C. atrisignis , with its reddish purple pectoral fins, is found from Hawaii to Taiwan and is also caught in large numbers in the summer on Hachijo Island.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "big black kite" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…全長36cm。宮崎県では本種をコトビ,ハマトビウオをオオトビと称する。赤紫色の胸びれをもつアカトビC.atrisignisはハワイから台湾に分布し,八丈島ではやはり夏に多獲される。…

※「オオトビ」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。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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