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According to one theory, the Gengorō portion was the name of a fisherman who fished in Lake Biwa, and every morning, presented the best of his catch of funa to the local lord.[1]
In another theory, this term arose from a tale about a Lake Biwa fisherman named Gengorō, who fell in love with a noblewoman and arranged a secret meeting with her by hiding a note inside a gengorōbuna fish that he had caught and presented to her.
The first portion is also the word for the Japanese diving beetle, possibly because the fish eats insects as part of its diet, or because of a superficial similarity in shape.
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ゲンゴロウブナ.
References
↑ 1.01.1Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
