Chirocentrus dorab

Japanese: オキイワシ(英語表記)Chirocentrus dorab
Chirocentrus dorab
Order Clupeidae, family Ophiopogonidae. Reaches a total length of 1m. Body is laterally compressed and slender. Mouth is large, with sharp teeth on jaws. Found in warm waters of southern Japan, the Pacific Ocean, and the Indian Ocean. One of the largest species in the Clupeidae order.

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Japanese:
ニシン目オキイワシ科。全長 1mになる。体は側扁し,細長い。口は大きく,顎に鋭い大きな歯がある。南日本,太平洋,インド洋の暖海に分布する。ニシン目のなかでは最大級の種類。

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