Kahata - Kahata

...In Akita, they are called Kaminariuo (Thunderfish) because thunder often sounds around November when they come ashore to spawn. In Takada and Nou, Niigata Prefecture, they are called Shimaaji, and in Tottori, they are called Kahata (White Hata) or Shirohata (White Hata). Their bodies are slightly elongated and laterally compressed, with no scales or lateral lines.

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…秋田では産卵のため接岸する11月ころよく雷が鳴るためカミナリウオと呼ぶ。新潟県高田･能生でシマアジ，鳥取でカハタ，シロハタなどと呼ぶ。体はやや細長く，側扁し，うろこや側線がない。…

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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