Kawachi carp - Kawachi carp

Japanese: カワチブナ - かわちぶな
Kawachi carp - Kawachi carp

This is a breed of Gengorobuna, a species endemic to Lake Biwa, that has been improved to be suitable for aquaculture in narrow waters. It was named after the Kawachi region of Osaka Prefecture where it was developed, but it has come to be commonly known as Herabuna or Hirarabuna.

[Nobuhiko Mizuno]

[Reference] | Carp

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

琵琶(びわ)湖特産のゲンゴロウブナを狭い水域での養殖に適するように改良した品種。大阪府河内(かわち)地方で作出されたのでこの名があるが、一般にはヘラブナ、ヒラブナとよばれるようになった。

[水野信彦]

[参照項目] | フナ

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