This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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香魚、年魚
あゆ、こうぎょ、ねんぎょ、あい、アユ
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu; salmon
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鮎魚女

鮎並、愛女、鮎並女
あいなめ、アイナメ
fat greenling (Hexagrammos otakii)
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稚鮎

ちあゆ
young sweetfish; young ayu
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落ち鮎

落鮎
おちあゆ
sweetfish going downstream to spawn (in autumn)
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兵児鮎

へこあゆ、ヘコアユ
razorfish (Aeoliscus strigatus)
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若鮎

わかあゆ、わかゆ
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鮎釣り

あゆつり、あゆづり
ayu fishing
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琉球鮎

りゅうきゅうあゆ、リュウキュウアユ
Ryukyu sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis ryukyuensis)
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マジェラン鮎並

マジェラン鮎魚女
マジェランあいなめ、マジェランアイナメ
Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides); Chilean sea bass
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鮎漁

あゆりょう
fishing for ayu