wakasagi

English

wakasagi, Hypomesus nipponensis

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^[1], 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^[2]:

     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