wakasagi

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noun

Japanese smelt, Hypomesus nipponensis, a fish native to Japan and introduced in the United States

OriginJapanese ワカサギ →
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Meanings

nounwakasagi (plural wakasagi)
  1. Japanese smelt, Hypomesus nipponensis, a fish native to Japan and introduced in the United States

    Means of Introduction: Wakasagi were intentionally introduced in 1959 from Japan by the California Department of Fish and Game as an experimental forage fish for trout

    2011 September 16, “wakasagi (Hypomesus nipponensis)”, in NAS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species, USGS
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    Wakasagi are pelagic plankton feeders found in open lakes, streams and reservoirs. They can survive in a wide range of temperatures (2-29°C) and salinities (0-29 ppt).

    2021, “California fish species”, in University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources

Origin

  1. Japaneseワカサギ
  2. Englishwakasagi

From Japanese ワカサギ.

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