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The appearance of Longwing searobin (Togekanagasira)
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.