琵琶鱒

From 琵琶湖(びわこ) (Biwako, “Lake Biwa”) and 鱒(マス) (masu, “trout”). In turn from 琵琶(びわ) (biwa), a type of lute, for the shape of the lake.

• IPA^(key): [bʲiβ̞a̠ma̠sɨ]

琵(び)琶(わ)鱒(ます) or 琵琶鱒(ビワマス) • (biwa masu) 

1. Biwa trout, Oncorhynchus masou rhodurus

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

• 桜鱒(サクラマス) (sakura masu, “cherry trout”), Oncorhynchus masou