Hyperoglyphe japonica (English spelling)

Japanese: メダイ(眼鯛) - メダイ（英語表記）Hyperoglyphe japonica

A marine fish of the family Scleractidae in the order Perciformes. It has a rounded snout similar to the Scleractinian, but its body is slightly longer and its eyes are larger than those of the Scleractinian. It also has a very short spine on its dorsal fin. Medai is the name used in Tokyo and Enoshima, but it is also called Mena (Muroto) with the same meaning, and Daruma (Kochi, Kinan) because of its large eyes and the shape of its head. Adult fish are light brown in color, and some are reddish, but juveniles are blackish with yellowish wavy stripes on their sides, and are called Kuromatsu (Amami).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

スズキ目イボダイ科の海産魚。吻端（ふんたん）が丸みを帯びるのはイボダイと似ているが，イボダイより体はやや細長く眼が大きい。また背びれの棘（きよく）が非常に短い。メダイというのは東京，江の島での呼び名だが，同じ意味でメナ(室戸)，また，眼が大きく頭の感じからダルマ(高知，紀南)などとも呼ばれる。成魚はうすい茶褐色で赤っぽいものも見られるが，幼魚は黒っぽく，体側に黄色みのある波状の縞があり，クロマツ(奄美)と呼ばれる。

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