Ginpo (silver) - Enedrias nebulosus

Japanese: ギンポ(銀宝) - ギンポ（英語表記）Enedrias nebulosus

A marine fish of the family Cnididae in the order Perciformes. It is found throughout Japan, the Kuril Islands, Sakhalin, the Korean Peninsula, and elsewhere, and is often found in coastal rocks and inland bays where seaweed is lush. It grows to 20cm in length. It has many local names, such as kasori in Osaka and Mie, kasoriuo in Lake Hamana, kasoriunagi in Wakayama, and naginata in Mito, all of which are due to the fact that its body is long and thin and flat, and resembles the blade of a razor. It is also called aburame in Kagoshima, nabekowashi in Hiroshima, catfish in Kochi, and kaccho in Shimonoseki.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

スズキ目ニシキギンポ科の海産魚。日本各地，千島，サハリン，朝鮮半島などに分布し，沿岸の磯や内湾の海藻のよく茂った場所に多い。全長20cmになる。地方名が多く，大阪や三重でカミソリ，浜名湖でカミソリウオ，和歌山でカミソリウナギ，水戸でナギナタと呼ばれるが，いずれも体が細長く，平らであり，〈剃刀〉の刃などに形がよく似ていることによる。また，鹿児島でアブラメ，広島でナベコワシ，高知でナマズ，下関でカッチョと呼ばれる。

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