catfish

Japanese: catfish
catfish

...Recently, experiments have been conducted to see whether catfish can predict earthquakes, showing a connection between the legend and the real world.
[Siluriformes]
The Siluriformes (catfish) are one of the large groups of bony fishes that number about 2,000 species and are found in almost all parts of the world except the poles. They live in both freshwater and saltwater, but no deep-sea species exist.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "catfish" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…最近では地震の予知にナマズが役だつのではないかとの実験が行われ,伝説と現実の世界との接点がみられる。
[ナマズ目]
 ナマズ目Siluriformes(英名catfish)は約2000種を数える硬骨魚類の大集団の一つで,南,北両極を除く地球のほぼ全域に分布する。淡水にも海水にもすむが深海性のものはない。…

※「catfish」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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