Okinawa catfish - Okinawa catfish

Japanese: オキナマズ - おきなまず
Okinawa catfish - Okinawa catfish

...It is widely distributed in central and southern Japan, from the western Pacific Ocean to the Indian Ocean. In Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, it is called Uminamazu, and in Kochi Prefecture, it is called Okinamazu in confusion with other species. This is said to be due to the fact that this species has six barbels on each side of its snout. It is also called Tabera and Donko in Tokyo Bay, Bikunin in Fukuura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Morohige in Hachijojima, and Shingyobo in Onahama.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…日本の中・南部,西部太平洋,インド洋まで広く分布している。和歌山県田辺でウミナマズ,高知で他種との混称としてオキナマズなどの地方名があるが,これは本種の吻(ふん)の上下に6本ずつのひげがあることによるともいわれる。東京湾でタベラ,ドンコ,神奈川県福浦でビクニン,八丈島でモロヒゲ,小名浜でシンギョボなどとも呼ばれる。…

※「オキナマズ」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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