稚ち魚ぎょ

noun

fry; juvenile fish; fingerling

General term for young fish that have recently hatched and are still small, used in fisheries, biology, and everyday contexts.

• この川かわでは春はるになると鮎あゆの稚ち魚ぎょがたくさん見みられる。

  In this river, many young sweetfish can be seen in spring.

• 養よう殖しょく場じょうでは稚ち魚ぎょを育そだててから海うみに放ほう流りゅうしている。

  At the fish farm, they raise the fry and then release them into the sea.