深海魚(しんかいぎょ)

しんかいぎょ
noun
deep-sea fish
animal-fish
1. deep-sea fish
A fish that lives in the deep ocean, generally below about 200 meters, often with odd shapes or light-producing organs.
深海魚(しんかいぎょ)を見(み)る。
To look at deep-sea fish.
水族館(すいぞくかん)で珍(めずら)しい深海魚(しんかいぎょ)が展示(てんじ)されている。
Rare deep-sea fish are on display at the aquarium.
深海魚(しんかいぎょ)が浜(はま)に打(う)ち上(あ)げられると地震(じしん)の前触(まえぶ)れだ、という言(い)い伝(つた)えがある。
There is a folk belief that deep-sea fish washing up on the beach foretell an earthquake.

Some deep-water fish are popular food in Japan, such as 金目鯛(きんめだい) (splendid alfonsino). The earthquake folklore centers on the oarfish (リュウグウノツカイ); scientists have found no reliable link.

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