Silverfish - Silverfish

Japanese: ギンプク - ぎんぷく
Silverfish - Silverfish

…It is widely distributed from the Tohoku region southward, along the Korean Peninsula, China, the Philippines, the East Indies, and the coasts of Australia. It is known by local names such as kinpugu in Fukui and Kumamoto, ginpuku in Nagasaki and Kochi, and kanatofuku in Shimonoseki. The dorsal side of the body is bluish brown, the ventral side silvery white, and has no markings. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…東北地方以南,朝鮮半島,中国,フィリピン,東インド諸島,オーストラリア沿海に広く分布。福井,熊本ではキンフグ,長崎,高知ではギンプク,下関でカナトフクなどの地方名がある。体の背側は青褐色,腹側は銀白色で斑紋はない。…

※「ギンプク」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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