striped beakfish

English

A young striped beakfish

Noun

striped beakfish (plural striped beakfishes or striped beakfish)

1. A tropical fish of species Oplegnathus fasciatus, found primarily in waters around Japan, with young distinguished by alternating stripes or bars of light and dark grey, whence the names; Adults, which grow up to 15 inches, tend to be charcoal grey.

Synonyms

• barred knifejaw, striped beakperch

Translations

tropical fish, Oplegnathus fasciatus

• Japanese: イシダイ (石鯛 ishidai); シマダイ (shimadai) (the young, when still striped)
• Korean: 돌돔 (doldom)

References

• Oplegnathus fasciatus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Oplegnathus fasciatus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Oplegnathus fasciatus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• List of sequenced animal genomes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia