Ginkgo - Ginkgo

Japanese: ギンケ - ぎんけ
Ginkgo - Ginkgo

…They stay near the river mouth for a while and then start to swim up the river. At this time, the silvery white body color (called "ginke") of their marine life starts to disappear, and secondary sexual characteristics appear on the bodies of both males and females, with irregular black, pink, and yellow markings. Salmon in this state are called "bunake."

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Ginke" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…しばらく河口付近に滞留しその後川をのぼり始める。このころには,海洋生活期の銀白色の体色(ギンケ(銀毛)という)は消え始め,第二次性徴として雌雄ともに体に黒色,ピンク,黄色などの不定形の斑紋が現れる。このような状態のサケをブナケという。…

※「ギンケ」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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