Dorphin (fish) - Dorphin (English spelling)

Japanese: シイラ(鱰) - シイラ（英語表記）dorphin

A marine fish of the family Doradoidae in the order Perciformes (illustration). Also known as manbiki. Its English name is dorado, which comes from the Spanish word for gold, because its body color when alive is shining gold dotted with small cobalt spots. However, the color fades quickly when it is caught. In various parts of Japan, it is called tohyaku, toyaku, manbiki, or kumabiki, which means "100,000,000 fish," or "90,000 fish," and is said to be derived from the fact that it can be caught continuously when it encounters a school of them. It has a rather long, band-like body and can reach a total length of 1.8 m.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

スズキ目シイラ科の海産魚（イラスト）。別名マンビキ。生きているときの体色がコバルト色の小斑点を散りばめた輝くような黄金色をしていることから，スペイン語の黄金色に由来するdoradoという英名もある。しかし，釣り上げるとすぐ色があせてしまう。日本の各地でトウヒャクまたはトウヤク，マンビキ，クマビキと呼ばれるが，これは“十百”“万匹”“九万匹”の意で，群れに会うと続けて釣れることに由来するといわれる。やや長い帯状の体をしており，全長1.8mに達する。

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