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Ningyo
人魚 にんぎょ TRANSLATION: human fish; mermaid, merman HABITAT: seas, oceans, and other large bodies of water DIET: omnivorous; fish, seaweed, and other aquatic foods APPEARANCE: Mermaids are known as ningyo...
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Isonade
磯撫で いそなで TRANSLATION: beach stroker ALTERNATE NAMES: ō-kuchi-wani (giant mouthed sea monster) HABITAT: shallow seas and coastal waters of West Japan DIET: carnivorous APPEARANCE: Isonade are mysterious...
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Nuribotoke
塗佛 ぬりぼとけ TRANSLATION: coated Buddha HABITAT: poorly cared for family altars, run-down homes DIET: none APPEARANCE: Nuribotoke is a kind of grotesque zombie which creeps out of a butsudan that has been...
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Ōnamazu
大鯰 おおなまず TRANSLATION: giant catfish ALTERNAtE NAMES: jishin namazu (earthquake catfish) HABITAT: rivers, seas, oceans, and subterranean caverns DIET: omnivorous APPEARANCE: As their name suggests,...
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Ikuchi
イクチ TRANSLATION: none; just the name for this monster ALTERNATE NAMES: ayakashi, ikuji HABITAT: open seas DIET: unknown; but it is big enough to eat anything it wants APPEARANCE: Ikuchi are colossal...
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Amemasu
雨鱒 アメマス TRANSLATION: white-spotted char; literally “rain trout” HABITAT: cold streams and lakes, occasionally seagoing DIET: carnivorous, ranging from small fish and plankton up to and including large...
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Kōjin
鮫人 こうじん TRANSLATION: shark person ALTERNATE NAMES: samebito HABITAT: oceans; particularly the South China Sea DIET: carnivorous APPEARANCE: Kōjin are aquatic humanoids that closely resemble ningyo....
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Jinja hime
神社姫 じんじゃひめ TRANSLATION: shrine princess HABITAT: deep lakes and oceans DIET: unknown APPEARANCE: A jinja hime is a serpentine creature roughly six meters long. It has two horns on its head, a long...
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Shachihoko
鯱 しゃちほこ TRANSLATION: fish-tiger ALTERNATE NAMES: shachi HABITAT: oceans DIET: carnivorous APPEARANCE: Shachihoko are fearsome sea monsters. They have the body of a large fish and the head of a tiger....
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Amabie
アマビエ あまびえ TRANSLATION: unknown; possibly a misspelling of “amabiko” HABITAT: oceans DIET: unknown APPEARANCE: Amabie is a mermaid-like yōkai with a mixture of human and fish features. It has long hair...
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Hōsōgyo
鳳魚 ほうそうぎょ TRANSLATION: unknown; possibly “red phoenix fish” HABITAT: oceans and coastal areas in eastern Japan DIET: unknown APPEARANCE: Hōsōgyo are kaigyo (strange fish) which live in the waters...
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Hōnengyo
豊年魚 ほうねんぎょ TRANSLATION: fruitful year fish ALTERNATE NAMES: kaigyo (strange fish) HABITAT: rivers DIET: unknown; probably carnivorous APPEARANCE: Hōnengyo are strange fish or amphibian yōkai which...
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Akugyo
悪魚 あくぎょ TRANSLATION: evil fish ALTERNATE NAMES: daigyo (giant fish) HABITAT: open seas DIET: carnivorous APPEARANCE: Akugyo are an enormous species of mermaid found in the waters surrounding Japan....
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Ningyo
人魚 にんぎょ TRANSLATION: human fish; mermaid, merman HABITAT: seas, oceans, and other large bodies of water DIET: omnivorous; fish, seaweed, and other aquatic foods APPEARANCE: Mermaids are known as ningyo...
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Isonade
磯撫で いそなで TRANSLATION: beach stroker ALTERNATE NAMES: ō-kuchi-wani (giant mouthed sea monster) HABITAT: shallow seas and coastal waters of West Japan DIET: carnivorous APPEARANCE: Isonade are mysterious...
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Kamiike hime
神池姫 かみいけひめ Translation: divine pond princess Alternate names: himeuo (princess fish) Habitat: oceans Diet: unknown Appearance: Kamiike hime are a kind of strange fish, or kaigyo. They are huge, with a...
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Akaei
赤えい あかえい Translation: red stingray Habitat: open oceans Diet: unknown Appearance: Akaei are titanic fish which live in the Pacific Ocean. Their bodies can reach 10 to 12 kilometers in length....
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Akuru
悪樓 あくる Translation: evil watchtower Alternate names: Anato no akujin (the evil god of Anato) Habitat: the Seto Inland Sea Diet: omnivorous; including boats Appearance: Akuru is a monstrous fish found...
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Bitan
ビタン びたん Translation: unknown Habitat: ocean (around Taketomi Island, Okinawa) Diet: unknown Appearance: Bitan are large, chubby, cow-like sea creatures which lives in the waters around Okinawa. They...
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姫魚 ひめうお Translation: princess fish Alternate names: jinja hime Habitat: deep in the sea Diet: unknown Appearance: Hime uo are mermaids that have the body of a fish and the face of a woman. Their bodies...
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