Common name: Blacknape large-eye bream

Japanese name: Tamameichi (玉目一)

Scientific name: Gymnocranius satoi Brosa, Béarez, Paijo and Chen, 2013

Nigiri sushi detail: Blacknape large-eye bream (Tamameichi) Nigiri sushi

Characteristics:

Blacknape large-eye bream (Tamameichi) is distributed south of Kagoshima Prefecture, India to the western Pacific Ocean. It reaches a length of about 50 cm. It is similar to the closely related Japanese large-eye bream (Shirodai) and Nakedhead (Meichidai).

Its flesh is moist and not so fatty, but it has a strong sweetness and a refined taste. However, it is rarely seen in markets and is an underutilized fish.