Snakehead - Snakehead

Japanese: ライギョ(雷魚) - ライギョ

A fish of the family Cobitidae. It is a general term for the Kamurchi and the Taiwanese loach (also called Laihi). The former is native to the Amur River in the north and the Yangtze River in the south, and the latter to Taiwan, southern China, and Vietnam. Both are over 50 cm long, have a long, cylindrical body, a large mouth, and eyes near the tip of the nose. Their body color is yellowish gray with scattered dark brown spots. They live in shallow ponds and reservoirs in the plains, and can survive for long periods outside of water by breathing air. They were introduced to Japan from the end of the Meiji period to the beginning of the Taisho period, and the Taiwanese loach mainly breeds in the Kinki region, while the Kamurchi breeds in other areas. They are disliked because they prey on other useful fish. Their flesh is white and delicious, but it is dangerous to eat them raw because they are intermediate hosts for the spiny gnathostome. In recent years, they have become popular targets for lure fishing.
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Japanese:

タイワンドジョウ科の魚。カムルチーとタイワンドジョウ（ライヒーとも）の総称である。前者は北はアムール川から南は揚子江，後者は台湾，中国南部，ベトナムなどの原産。いずれも体長50cm以上，体は円筒形で長く，口が大きく眼が鼻先近くにある。体色は黄灰色で暗褐色の斑紋が散在。平野部の浅い池沼や溜池(ためいけ)にすみ，空気呼吸して水の外でも長時間生存できる。日本には明治末〜大正初期に移入され，タイワンドジョウは主として近畿地方に，カムルチーはそれ以外の各地に繁殖，他の有用魚を食害するのできらわれる。肉は白くて美味だが，有棘顎口虫の中間宿主なので生食は危険。近年ルアー釣りの対象として人気がある。
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