Uranoscopus japonicus - Uranoscopus japonicus

Japanese: ミシマオコゼ(三島鰧) - ミシマオコゼ（英語表記）Uranoscopus japonicus

This marine fish (illustration) belongs to the family Scleractinidae in the order Perciformes, and is the most commonly seen fish in Japan. It reaches a total length of 30 cm. It is found in the East China Sea and south of central Honshu, where it inhabits sandy and muddy bottoms at depths of up to several tens of meters in shallow coastal areas. It has many local names throughout Japan, including Mushima, Obaba, Sakabishaku, Nushimajoro, Gin, Sakambo, and Kanko. In addition, because it has a pair of powerful spines on the back of its head, some regions refer to them as cow horns, and call them Ushi or Ushinbo. It also has upward-facing eyes at the tip of its cylindrical body, hence its English name, stargazer.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

スズキ目ミシマオコゼ科の海産魚（イラスト）で，日本では本科中もっともふつうに見られる。全長30cmに達する。本州中部以南，東シナ海に分布し，沿岸の浅いところで水深数十mまでの砂泥底にすむ。ムシマ，オババ，サカビシャク，ヌシマジョロ，ギヌ，サカンボ，カンコなど，全国各地に多くの地方名がある。また，後頭部背面に1対の強大なとげがあるため，これをウシの角に見たてて，ウシ，ウシンボなどと呼ぶ地方もある。また，円筒形の体の先端に上方を向いた眼をもつことから，英名をstargazer(星を見つめる者)という。

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