Common name: Longwing searobin, Gurnard, Belalang

Japanese name: Togekanagasira (棘金頭)

Taiwan common name: 日本鱗角魚、日本角魚、雞角、角仔魚

Chinese common name: 日本红娘鱼

Korean common name: 가시달강어/가시

Scientific name: Lepidotrigla japonica (Bleeker,1854)

Nigiri sushi detail: Longwing searobin (Togekanagasira) Nigiri sushi

Characteristics:

Longwing searobin (Togekanagasira) is distributed from southern Japan to the South China Sea and Indonesia. It inhabits sandy muddy bottom around 90~120m depth in coastal waters. Its body length is 20 cm. It has a large, long, oval-shaped, blackish patch on the lower inside of the pectoral fins.

Togekanagasira is a white-fleshed fish that is delicious in hot pot or miso soup with a good broth. It is also used to make sashimi, tempura, salted and grilled fish, dried fish, and kamaboko.