Shachiburi - tadpole fish

Japanese: シャチブリ - しゃちぶり(英語表記)tadpole fish
Shachiburi - tadpole fish

A marine fish belonging to the family Orcinidae, order Cetaceans, class of Osteichthyes. It inhabits the deep seas off the coast of southern Japan. It is a long, slender fish with a large head that tapers towards the tail. Both the head and body are soft and squishy, ​​and the body is translucent. Its body color is purple-brown. Its dorsal fin has 8-10 soft rays, its caudal fin is small and connected to the anal fin with 110-130 soft rays. Its pelvic fin has 3-4 soft rays. The longest fin ray on the pelvic fin extends like a thread and reaches near the tip of the pectoral fin. Its teeth are not very developed, but it has a band of chorionic teeth on its upper jaw. It grows to about 1 meter in length. Its English name comes from its body shape, which resembles a tadpole. The family Orcinidae includes 13 species in 4 genera, and in addition to this species, Japan also has the giant orcinata and the white-spotted orcinata.

[Ueno Teruya]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

硬骨魚綱クジラウオ目シャチブリ科に属する海水魚。南日本の沿岸沖の深海に生息する。頭部が大きく尾部に向かって細くなる細長い魚。頭部も体も柔らかくぶよぶよしていて、体は半透明である。体色は紫褐色。背びれは8~10軟条、尾びれは小さく、臀(しり)びれと連続しており110~130軟条。腹びれは3、4軟条からなる。腹びれの最長鰭条(きじょう)は糸状に伸び、胸びれの先端付近に達する。歯はそれほど発達していないが、上顎(じょうがく)に絨毛(じゅうもう)歯帯がある。全長は1メートルほどになる。英名は、体形がオタマジャクシに似ているのに由来する。シャチブリ科には4属13種ほど含まれるが、日本には本種のほかに、オオシャチブリ、シログチシャチブリが生息している。

[上野輝彌]

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