Parapercis pulchella (English name: Parapercis pulchella)

Japanese: トラギス(虎鱚) - トラギス（英語表記）Parapercis pulchella

A marine fish of the family Trachilidae in the order Perciformes. It is widely distributed along the coasts of the Pacific Ocean in the Kanto region, the Sea of Japan in areas south of Niigata Prefecture, the South China Sea, and the Indian Ocean. It is a small fish with a cylindrical body up to 20 cm in length, and many of its local names include "haze" because it resembles a goby at first glance. It is called "torahaze" in a wide area of Kansai, Shikoku, and Kyushu, "akahaze" or "okihaze" in Kochi Prefecture, "shimahaze" in Hiroshima Prefecture, "ishibue" in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, and "shimagochi" in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture. Its body color is a light yellow-brown with six blue lines on the head and six dark brown horizontal bands on the body.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

スズキ目トラギス科の海産魚。太平洋側は関東，日本海側は新潟県以南の各地をはじめ，南シナ海，インド洋の沿岸に広く分布している。体が円筒形で，全長20cmまでの小型魚で，一見ハゼ類に似ているためか，地方名もハゼのつくものが多い。関西，四国，九州の広い範囲でトラハゼ，高知県でアカハゼ，オキハゼ，広島県でシマハゼ，和歌山県田辺でイシブエ，鳥取県米子でシマゴチと呼ばれる。体色は，淡黄褐色の地に頭部には6本の青色線があり，また体には6本の暗褐色の横帯がある。

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