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The appearance of Ayu (sweetfish)
Common name: Sweetfish, Ayu, Ayu sweet fish, Japanese samlet
Japanese name: Ayu (鮎、香魚、年魚、氷魚)
Taiwan common name: 香魚、年魚
Scientific name: Plecoglossus altivelis subsp. altivelis
Nigiri sushi detail: Sweetfish (Ayu) Nigiri sushi
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