Common name: Big-eyed flathead, Big-eyed, Flat-head

Japanese name: Megochi (目鯒、眼鯒、雌鯒)

Taiwan common name: 大眼牛尾魚、竹甲、狗祈仔、牛尾

Chinese common name: 大眼鯒

Korean common name: 큰눈양태

Scientific name: Suggrundus meerdervoortii (Bleeker, 1860)

Nigiri sushi detail: Big-eyed flathead (Megochi) Nigiri sushi

Characteristics:

Big-eyed flathead (Megochi) is distributed in southern Japan, the East China Sea, and the Yellow Sea. It inhabits sandy or sandy-muddy bottoms in coastal and inner bays shallower than 100 m in depth. The body length is 10~20 cm. Its body is longitudinally flattened and its body color is blackish brown.

Megochi is prized in Tokyo as a traditional Edomae tempura-dane. It is also used as an ingredient in fish paste products. Since it is watery, it requires a certain amount of effort to make nigiri sushi.

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