Crow (Fujikage) - Crow

Japanese: カラス(フジクジラ) - からす
Crow (Fujikage) - Crow

...The origin of the whale's name is unknown, but Fuji probably refers to its purple body color when alive. After death, it turns uniformly black, so in some regions it is called Karasu, Kuronbo, or Kurotsunoko. There are eight species of the genus Lanner shark in the waters off Japan, but Fuji whale has the widest distribution, having been reported from all over Japan south of the Tohoku region, Taiwan, New Zealand, South Africa, Southwest Africa, and off the coast of Uruguay.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "crow (Fuji whale)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…クジラの名の由来は不明だが,フジは生時の体色(藤色)に関係するのだろう。死後は一様に黒くなるので,地方によってはカラス,クロンボ,クロツノコなどという。日本近海にはカラスザメ属は8種分布するが,フジクジラはもっとも分布域が広く,東北地方以南の日本各地,台湾,ニュージーランド,南アフリカ,南西アフリカ,ウルグアイ沖などからも報告されている。…

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