Razor Eel - Razor Eel

Japanese: カミソリウナギ - かみそりうなぎ
Razor Eel - Razor Eel

...It grows to a total length of 20cm. It has many local names, such as kasori in Osaka and Mie, kasoriuo in Lake Hamana, kasoriunagi in Wakayama, and naginata in Mito, all of which are due to the fact that its body is long and thin and flat, and resembles the blade of a razor. It is also called aburame in Kagoshima, nabekowashi in Hiroshima, catfish in Kochi, and kaccho in Shimonoseki.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "razor eels" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…全長20cmになる。地方名が多く,大阪や三重でカミソリ,浜名湖でカミソリウオ,和歌山でカミソリウナギ,水戸でナギナタと呼ばれるが,いずれも体が細長く,平らであり,〈剃刀〉の刃などに形がよく似ていることによる。また,鹿児島でアブラメ,広島でナベコワシ,高知でナマズ,下関でカッチョと呼ばれる。…

※「カミソリウナギ」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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