Hippocampus

Japanese: Hippocampus
Hippocampus

...A general term for marine fish in the genus Hippocampus, family Syngnathidae, order Syngnathidae, or one of these. The genus Hippocampus means a monster with a horse's neck and a dolphin's body, and is also called sea horse in English, and in Japan it is called Uma-uo (Kochi) or Umiuma (Wakayama). This species has a head bent at a right angle, giving it a shape reminiscent of a horse.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Hippocampus" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ヨウジウオ目ヨウジウオ科タツノオトシゴ属の海産魚の総称,またはそのうちの1種を指す。属名のHippocampusは首が馬,体がイルカの怪獣の意味で,英語でもsea horseといい,日本でもウマウオ(高知),ウミウマ(和歌山)などと呼ばれる。この仲間は頭部が直角に曲がり,馬を思わせる形態をもつ。…

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