Common name: Sunrise Perch, Schlegel’s red bass, Pink maomao

Japanese name: Akaisaki (赤斑魚、赤伊佐磯)

Taiwan common name: 許氏菱齒花鮨、花鱸、紅魚、石斑 (臺東)

Chinese common name: 许氏菱牙鮨

Korean common name: 붉벤자리

Scientific name: Caprodon schlegelii (Günther, 1859)

Nigiri sushi detail: Sunrise Perch (Akaisaki) Nigiri sushi

Characteristics:

Sunrise Perch (Akaisaki) is distributed south of central Honshu, Taiwan, Australia, Hawaii, and Chile. It inhabits sandy gravel bottoms at depths of 50~200m. The total length is about 40 cm. The body is laterally flattened and rather elongated, with an indistinct black spot on the dorsal fin. The body color is red, but the color differs between the sexes. Males are peach-colored and females are reddish-brown with several blackish-brown spots on the dorsal area.

Akaisaki may be better known as a fishing target than as a food fish, and although it is named Chicken grunt (Isaki), it is a member of the Grouper (Hata) family. The taste is moderately chewy and has a less fatty flavor. It is mainly served as sashimi or simmered.

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