Oyo (fish) - Oyo

Japanese: オヨ(魚類) - およ
Oyo (fish) - Oyo

...It used to be treated as one species, but in recent years it has been divided into two species, Stereolepis gigas (conger eel) and S. doederleini . The former is over 2m in total length, and is called Oyo in Akita, Ooio in Toyama, and Oona in various places, all of which are local names due to the large size of this species. The latter can reach over 40cm in total length, but does not seem to grow very large. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Oyo (fish)" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…以前は1種として扱われてきたが,近年,Stereolepis gigas(イシナギ)とS.doederleiniとの2種に分けられた。前者は全長2mを超え,秋田でオヨ,富山でオオイオ,各地でオオナなど,いずれの地方名も本種の体が巨大であることによる。後者は全長40cm以上にはなるが,さほど大きくならないようである。…

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