English

Sweetfish, ayu, Plecoglossus altivelis

Noun

sweetfish ‎(plural sweetfishes or sweetfish)

1. An amphidromous fish, the ayu of East Asia, the only member of its genus, Plecoglossus altivelis, family Plecoglossidae, named and prized for its sweet-tasting flesh, especially in Japan, as a game fish, and is also subject to extensive aquaculture.

Synonyms

• (Plecoglossus altivelis): ayu, ai

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