[Baien Gyohin Zusho] (70) Numegochi (Flathead)

Numegochi (Slimy Flathead)

It is also said to be called Netsutsuho.

This fish is as shown in the illustration. | Resembles | a | flathead | No scales
Its tail is like | glass | paper | transparent | color, like pufferfish skin.

* "Netsutsuho" refers to Nezuppo.
* "Nyozu" means as shown in the illustration.

The whole body is | smooth | and very slimy. Like the slime of a loach. Perhaps that is why it is named so. Chinese name unknown. It is said to be a product of the Tsurumi River in Namamugi, Sagami Province, and is favored by fishing enthusiasts. The taste is similar to flathead but it has many bones, has a slight earthy smell, and is considered common.

* "Soshu" is Sagami Province.
* "Namamugi Tsurumigawa" is the Tsurumi River in Namamugi.
* "Kozuka" likely means enthusiast.
* "Sukoshi" is read as 'a little'. "㣲" is a variant character for "微" (slight).

Ushio-uo (Flathead) Megochi

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Author's Note: "Baien Gyohin Zusho" is a fish encyclopedia by Mori Baien, a naturalist from the late Edo period. Since the explanatory text is primarily in Classical Chinese, there are many characters that cannot be displayed on a computer, and it includes Japanese reading marks (kaeriten) and okurigana. For readability, characters that cannot be displayed on a computer are represented as □, and in the case of names, they are shown in the format [■ is 〇+〇] whenever possible.

Also, the Classical Chinese reading marks and okurigana are written in katakana and Chinese numerals, and furigana and okurigana are written in hiragana.
For the literature cited in this work, please refer to this note. → [Baien Gyohin Zusho] Literature Summary

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