Okinawa Mekura - Okinawa Mekura

Japanese: オキナメクラ - おきなめくら
Okinawa Mekura - Okinawa Mekura

...Its English name is hagfish (a fish that resembles an evil old woman). Two species are found in the waters off Japan: the hagfish Myxine garmani (illustration) and the Okinawan hagfish Myxine paucidens . The former is a rare species known only from the Sagami Bay, and the latter is found in southern Japan.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…英名はhagfish(悪鬼のような老婆に似た魚)という。日本近海にはメクラウナギMyxine garmani(イラスト)とオキナメクラM.paucidensの2種が分布する。前者は相模灘からのみ知られている希種で,後者は南日本に分布する。…

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