Calotomus japonicus (English spelling) Calotomus japonicus

...About 30 species live in the coastal areas of Japan, from central Honshu south to Okinawa, where the Kuroshio Current washes over them, but only a few species, such as the parrotfish and blue-ringed parrotfish, can be seen in Honshu. The representative of the parrotfish subfamily is the parrotfish Calotomus japonicus (illustration), which is found in the central and southern parts of Japan and is common in southern Japan. This name is used in the Kanto area, and in Kansai, it is called Igami or Egami, perhaps because the shape of its mouth with its teeth bared gives it a mean impression. ...

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…日本近海には本州中部以南沖縄まで黒潮に洗われる磯に約30種ほどが分布するが，本州で見られるのはブダイ，アオブダイなど数種にすぎない。　ブダイ亜科の代表はブダイCalotomus japonicus（イラスト）だが，中部以南に分布し，南日本に多い。この名は関東近辺の呼名で，関西では，歯をむき出した口の形が意地悪い印象を与えるせいか，イガミ，エガミなどと呼ばれる。…

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