Common name: Korean pomfret, Butterfish

Japanese name: Kouraimanagatsuo (高麗鯧、高麗鯧魚、高麗真名鰹、高麗真魚鰹、高麗学鰹)

Taiwan common name: 鐮鯧、暗鯧、黑鰭、白鯧、燕尾鯧

Chinese common name: 镰鲳

Korean common name: 덕대

Scientific name: Pampus echinogaster (Basilewsky, 1855)

Nigiri sushi detail: Korean pomfret (Kouraimanagatsuo) Nigiri sushi

Characteristics:

Korean pomfret (Kouraimanagatsuo) is found in the East China, Yellow, and Bohai Seas. It inhabits sandy muddy areas on the continental shelf. Its body color is dark silver with a metallic luster. The total length is around 30 cm.

There are 13 species of managatsuo in the world, and three species are distributed in the waters around Japan: Harvestfish (Managatsuo), Korean pomfret (Kouraimanagatsuo), and Chinese pomfret (Shinamanagatsuo). They are very similar and are all distributed as Managatsuo. It is difficult to tell them apart when they are filleted. In China and Taiwan, fish of the genus Managatsuo are important as food fish.

Kouraimanagatsuo is a tasty fish used in various side dishes, and because it is smaller than Managatsuo, it is sold at a lower price.