sweetfish
English
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Etymology
Noun
sweetfish (plural sweetfishes or sweetfish)
- An amphidromous fish, the ayu of East Asia (Plecoglossus altivelis), the only member of its genus and family Lua error in Module:parameters at line 780: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template., named and prized for its sweet-tasting flesh, especially in Japan, as a game fish, and is also subject to extensive aquaculture.
Synonyms
Translations
amphidromous fish
References
Ayu on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Plecoglossus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Plecoglossus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons