In the "Wamyoruiji-sho," the dictionary compiled in the Heian period, there is a definition which reads, 'Small octopus meaning surumeika and yariika. Also referred to as surume.'
平安時代に編纂された辞書「和名類聚抄」には「小蛸魚　知比佐岐太古　一云須流米」（ちひさきたこするめともゐふ）とある。