Fuji whale (English name) Etmopterus lucifer

Japanese: フジクジラ（英語表記）Etmopterus lucifer

A marine fish of the family Squamata in the order Squamata of the class Chondrichthyes. The origin of the name "kujira" (whale) is unknown, but "fuji" probably refers to the wisteria color of the body when alive. After death, the fish turns uniformly black, so in some regions it is called "karasu," "kuronbo," or "kurotsunoko." There are eight species of the genus Squamata in the waters off Japan, but the Fuji whale has the widest distribution, having been reported from all over Japan south of the Tohoku region, as well as Taiwan, New Zealand, South Africa, southwest Africa, and off the coast of Uruguay. It only grows to 50cm in length.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

軟骨魚綱ツノザメ目ツノザメ科の海産魚。クジラの名の由来は不明だが，フジは生時の体色(藤色)に関係するのだろう。死後は一様に黒くなるので，地方によってはカラス，クロンボ，クロツノコなどという。日本近海にはカラスザメ属は8種分布するが，フジクジラはもっとも分布域が広く，東北地方以南の日本各地，台湾，ニュージーランド，南アフリカ，南西アフリカ，ウルグアイ沖などからも報告されている。全長50cmにしかならない。

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