wakasagi

English

Etymology

From Japanese ワカサギ.

Noun

wakasagi (plural wakasagi)

  1. Japanese smelt, Hypomesus nipponensis, a fish native to Japan and introduced in the United States
    • 2011 September 16, “wakasagi (Hypomesus nipponensis)”, in NAS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species‎, USGS:
      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
    • 2021, “California fish species”, in University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources‎:
      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).

Japanese

Romanization

wakasagi

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ワカサギ
  2. Rōmaji transcription of わかさぎ
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