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Corphish's name is possibly a pun on ''[[wp:crayfish|crayfish]]''. Alternatively, it could be a homonymic play on the arcane Newfoundland fishing term ''corfish'', probably meaning "codfish," or " | Corphish's name is possibly a pun on ''[[wp:crayfish|crayfish]]''. Alternatively, it could be a homonymic play on the arcane Newfoundland fishing term ''corfish'', probably meaning "codfish," "ungutted fish," or "green fish." ''Corfish'' can especially be found in old English; for example, see page 279 of ''Captain John Smith: A Select Edition of His Writings''. Its Japanese name is based on 平家蟹 ''heikegani'', [[wp:Heike crab|Heike crab]]. | ||
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