Common name: Japanese soldierfish, Japanese squirrelfish, Golden perch, Brocade perch, Sea goldfish, Deepwater squirrelfish, Ebisu perch

Japanese name: Ebisudai (恵比須鯛、夷鯛)

Taiwan common name: 日本骨鱗魚、金鱗甲、鐵甲兵、瀾公妾、鐵線婆

Chinese common name: 日本骨鰃

Korean common name: 도화돔

Scientific name: Ostichthys japonicus (Cuvier,1829)

Nigiri sushi detail: Japanese soldierfish (Ebisudai) Nigiri sushi

Remarks:

Japanese soldierfish (Ebisudai) are distributed south of central Honshu, Taiwan, the Andaman Islands, and Australia. It inhabits rocky reefs at depths of up to 100 meters. The body length is about 40 cm. Its body color is bright red, and its large scales are hard, with numerous small spines on their surface.

Japanese soldierfish (Ebisudai) has a rich and impactful flavor. It also has a pleasant aftertaste, making it suitable for nigiri sushi. However, because the scales are hard, they make the knife less sharp. Underneath the scales hides moderately fatty shiromi.

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