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Life in Kochi

A student-written journal about Kochi Prefecture, Japan

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Category: Fish

A fish is any aquatic vertebrate animal that is covered with scales, and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins. Most fish are “cold-blooded”, or ectothermic, allowing their body temperatures to vary as ambient temperatures change.

Etrumeus teres: ウルメイワシ

By Y. Iwata Introduction A round herring is a fish often eaten in Japan. However, few people know very much … More

Local Cuisine

Hammerhead shark

by S.Y. Introduction A common Hammerhead shark is living the coast of the warm seas of the world. And they … More

Marine Life, Monobe River, Niyodo River, Shimanto River

Maaji : Trachurus japonicas

by T. Furukawa Introduction The aji is one of the most popular fish. It is the maaji which is often … More

Dark Chub: Nipponocypris temminckii

by T. Nakayama Introduction Do you know kawamutsu? It is seen in narrow waterways , a lot of rivers. In … More

Yusuhara

Pygmy seahorse: Hippocampus bargibanti

by Y. Nagano Introduction Have you ever heard of a living creature called pygmy seahorse? It is very tiny seahorse … More

Kashiwajima

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