Dorome (Doro-me) - Gluttonous goby

Japanese: ドロメ(泥目) - ドロメ（英語表記）gluttonous goby

A fish of the family Goby in the order Perciformes. In Japan, it inhabits coastal areas from the Tohoku region south to Okinawa. A species that is very similar in both morphology and ecology is the agogoby, which was previously thought to be an immature fish of the Dorome, but it can be distinguished by the fact that the Dorome has small scales, no black spots on its sides, and a pale yellow-green tail that looks whitish. Both are voracious eaters, preferring crustaceans and worms, and are easy to catch. They are commonly called dabohaze, and are popularly distinguished from and used as bycatch when fishing for ma-goby.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

スズキ目ハゼ科の魚。日本では東北以南から沖縄の各地の沿岸に生息する。形態，生態ともによく似ている種に，以前にはドロメの未成魚と考えられていたアゴハゼがあるが，ドロメはうろこが小さく，体側に黒点がなく，尾びれの縁辺が淡黄緑色で白っぽく見えることで区別できる。ともに貪食（どんしよく）で，甲殻類，ゴカイ類などを好み，簡単に釣り上げられ，一般にダボハゼと呼ばれ，マハゼ釣りの外道（げどう）として区別され親しまれている。

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