Gigi - Gigi

Japanese: ギギ - ぎぎ
Gigi - Gigi

A freshwater fish belonging to the order Siluriformes and family Gigliidae of the class Osteichthyes. Also known as Hagegigi. Also called Gigi, Gyu-gyu, Gyu-gyu, Gigita, etc., including the closely related Gibachi and Nekogigi. It is found in Honshu and Shikoku west of the Fuji River in Shizuoka Prefecture and the Yura River in Kyoto Prefecture, but a different species, Nekogigi, is found in the rivers around Ise Bay. It hides under large stones in the middle reaches of rivers and lakes, and is active at night, feeding on large benthic animals, shrimp, and small fish. It is also active during the day when the water is murky. It spawns under stones or between stone walls from May to August.

In addition to this species, the other two species that live in Japan are the Gibachi and Nekogigi. This species has the deepest notch in the center of its tail fin, while the Gibachi has the shallowest. All three species rub the spines on their pectoral fins against the bones at their base, making a unique squeaking sound. The distribution ranges of these three species do not overlap at all in Japan.

[Nobuhiko Mizuno]

[Reference] | Gibachi
Gigi and related species [specimen drawing]
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Gigi and related species [specimen drawing]


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

硬骨魚綱ナマズ目ギギ科に属する淡水魚。別名ハゲギギ。近縁のギバチやネコギギを含めて、ギーギー、ギューギュー、ギュギュ、ギギタなどともよばれる。静岡県富士川と京都府由良(ゆら)川以西の本州と四国が分布域であるが、伊勢(いせ)湾周辺の河川には別種のネコギギが分布している。河川中流域や湖の大きな石の下に潜み、夜間に活動して大形の底生動物やエビ、小魚を食う。濁り水の出ているときには日中も活動する。5~8月ごろに石の下や石垣の間に産卵する。

 日本には本種のほかにギバチとネコギギが生息している。尾びれ中央の切れ込みの度合いは本種がもっとも深く、ギバチがもっとも浅い。3種ともに、胸びれの棘(とげ)とその付け根の骨をこすり合わせて、ギーギーと独特の音を発する。なお、これら3種の分布域は、日本ではまったく重なっていない。

[水野信彦]

[参照項目] | ギバチ
ギギと近縁種〔標本画〕
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ギギと近縁種〔標本画〕


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