Common name: Atlantic tripletail, Black grunt, Black perch, Bouyfish, Brown tripletail, Conchy leaf, Dusky perch, Dusky tripletail, Flasher, Jumping cod

Japanese name: Matudai (松鯛)

Chinese common name: 松鲷、黑猪肚、打铁鲈、黑仔枣

Korean common name: 백미돔

Thai common name: ปลากะพงดำ

Scientific name: Lobotes surinamensis (Bloch,1790)

Nigiri sushi detail: Atlantic tripletail (Matudai) Nigiri sushi

Feature:

Atlantic tripletail (Matudai) is distributed in warm and tropical waters of southern Japan, the Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic Oceans. It can be found in inner bays and estuaries. It is tall and strongly lateralized. Similar in appearance to Japanese lates (Akame). The total length is 80~100cm.

It has white flesh and dark red meat (Chiai) with a beautiful pink color, which looks good as sashimi. The meat becomes soft and tasty when it is aged in the refrigerator for a few days. And because it stores fat under the skin, it goes well with grilled, deep-fried, or simmered dishes. Of course, it can be made into Nigiri sushi, but there are almost no sushi restaurants that can offer it.