[Baien Gyohin Zusho] (32) Flounder (Hirame)

FlounderHirame

"Minshu" (Book of Fujian) calls it the flatfish, also known as soleTatsuzokokarei. In the Kanto region, it is called flounderHirame.

※ "Kanto" refers to the Kanto region.

This fish has a clear left eye and a dim right eye. Now, in Fujian and Guangdong, this fish is named flatHieyeMoku. The sole is the name used in the Central Plains.

It resembles the shape of a shoeKutsu sole. In our country, it is also called a sole. It has the same name in both Japanese and Chinese. It is of the same class as the flounderKarei but distinct. The flounder's belly and spine are different from the left and right of the flounder. Therefore, it is considered a different species.

※ "Central Plains" here is thought to refer to China.

A person from Numazu in Suruga Province says: Flounder are caught in large numbers in the seas off Numazu. When they catch these fish, they wrap them in straw mats inside the boat and fishTsuru them. Those that have not yet died are white in color and have no red color. Then, the fishermen scrape the scales on the belly and spine of the fish that have not yet died with their fingernails two or three times. Then, the red color appears, and the belly and spine segments all take on a red hue. This is called a blood-running flounder. The lack of red color is because when many are caught in the boat, they are out of the fishermen's reach. Their nature is the same.

※ "Sunshu" is Suruga ProvinceSuruga no Kuni. ※ "Fun-chu" means inside the boat.

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Author's note: "Baien Gyohin Zusho" is a fish encyclopedia by Mori Baien, a naturalist of the late Edo period. Since the explanatory text is mainly in classical Chinese, there are many kanji that cannot be displayed on a computer, and there are Japanese reading marks (kaeriten) and okurigana. For readability, kanji that cannot be displayed on a computer are represented as □, and in the case of names, they are shown in the form [■ is 〇+〇] as much as possible. Also, the classical Chinese reading marks and okurigana are written in katakana and Chinese numerals, and the furigana and okurigana are written in hiragana. For the literature cited in this work, please refer to this note. →


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