Screech - Screech

Japanese: ギイギイ - ぎいぎい
Screech - Screech

...It has many local names, such as Nirogi in Kochi, Shiba or Shiira in the Ariake Sea, Gekke in Okayama, and Gira in Chiba. It is also called Giigii in Nikijima, Mie Prefecture, and Gigi in Kamo District, Hiroshima Prefecture, because of its habit of making friction sounds using the bones in its mouth. The light-emitting organ surrounds the esophagus in a ring shape, and luminous bacteria live symbiotically inside it, causing it to glow dimly and brightly when viewed from the ventral side.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…高知でニロギ,有明海でシバまたはシイラ,岡山でゲッケ,千葉でギラなど地方名も多い。また,三重県二木島でギイギイ,広島県加茂郡でギギと呼ぶが,これは口部の骨を用い,摩擦音を出す習性があることによる。発光器は食道を環状にとり巻くもので,内部に発光バクテリアが共生し,これにより腹側から見たときぼんやりと明るく光る。…

※「ギイギイ」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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