Tokubire (special fin) - Tokubire

Japanese: トクビレ(特鰭) - トクビレ

A general term for marine fish belonging to the family Podothecus in the order Scorpaeniformes, or one of these species. There are 24 species in the family Podothecus that inhabit the waters off Japan. The name "tokubire" comes from the fact that the male's dorsal and anal fins are particularly large. The English name is porcher. Tokubire Podothecus sachi is also called "sachi" or "wakamatsu." It is also called "hakkaku" because its cross section is close to an octagon. It is found on the Sea of Japan side in Toyama Bay, north of the east coast of the Korean Peninsula, and on the Pacific coast from Shiogama north to Hokkaido. Its long, slender body is covered with hard, bony plates that give it an angular appearance, a group of rather long whiskers on the underside of its long snout and around its mouth, and an extremely long second dorsal and anal fin.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

カサゴ目トクビレ科に属する海産魚の総称，またはそのうちの1種を指す。トクビレ科は日本近海に24種が分布する。トクビレの名は雄の背びれやしりびれがとくに大きいことに由来する。英名はporcher。トクビレPodothecus sachiはサチ，ワカマツともいう。また，断面が八角形に近い形なのでハッカクともいう。日本海側は富山湾，朝鮮半島東岸以北，太平洋岸は塩釜以北北海道まで分布する。細長い体は硬い骨質板で覆われ角ばること，長い吻（ふん）の下面や口のまわりにはやや長いひげの集団があり，第2背びれとしりびれが非常に長いことが特徴である。

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