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Meaning of ¡§H'yuci na squliq¡¨
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¡§H'yuci na squliq¡¨ means ¡§Smooth Fish¡¨ in our native language and in particular implies ¡§Japanese Eel¡¨. In Atayal culture, it was common to present things by parables. Those scarce eels are known to inhibit in mountain creeks of Funshing Township . Because of their abilities to survive in rapid river streams, black eels are slick and apt to extreme conditions. Using ¡§H'yuci na squliq¡¨ as their team name, ¡§Little Digital Hero¡¨ was confident that it would no only represent the team's versatilities but also will serve the purpose of preserving the mysterious culture of ¡§tuba - qalaan ma gu¡¨. Moreover, the team name in Chinese language signifies Tuba's ecological environment and provides an accurate explanation of the team's spirit from a different point of view. |
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About Japanese eel
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Name
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¡G Anguilla japonica (Temminck and Schlegel)¡@ 2.
English name
¡G Japanese eel, Eel ¡@¡@¡@3. Tayal name
¡G laqiy Ç¢ÇÆ¡@4. Common name
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Black eel, white eel
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Name used in Parables: H'yuci na squliq (Hui-ling Chang, 2004 ) |
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Appearance and Features¡G |
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Black eeels are member of Anguillidae family with characteristics of cylindrical horizontal cross section, flat rear section, cone-shaped pointy-head, small eyes, body colors in dark brown, dark grew or dark green, silver stomach, and max length of 1.0 meter. |
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Fishing Industry (Ecology) and Purpose
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| ¡@¡@These types of fishes are dispersed among Japan , China shoreline, Liuchiu, and Taiwan and has been the main variety of fishes in Taiwan 's fishing farm industry. They have mostly been raised in Changhua, Pintung and Ilan. Because they are Epipelagic species, mother eels leaves eggs in the ocean and young eels return to upper stream of rivers and grow. Other characteristics include favoring clams, smaller fish, shrimps and crabs as well as preferring temperatures between 15 to 28 ¢J . Eels are among the quality fishes with high economic values with exceptions of poisonous blood. Eel's blood causes h emolysis and unprocessed blood is not safe to drink. In addition, fishy smells become an issue if management of fish farm is poorly handled. |
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References
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Data Source
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Teng-fu Hwang and Guang-shao Chou Illustrated Book of poisonous fishes and clams, published by Fisheries Agency ¡@( http://www.fa.gov.tw )¡C
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| ¡@b. Information regarding the 2004 interview with Jhih-wei Ke (academic director of Fuhsing Township Atayal Elementary School and specialized in Atayal hunting culture) by Hui-ling Chang. |
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