{"id":3369,"date":"2023-06-06T15:45:43","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T06:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/?post_type=jetpack-portfolio&#038;p=3369"},"modified":"2025-10-03T16:03:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T07:03:13","slug":"crescent-sweetlips-koshodai","status":"publish","type":"jetpack-portfolio","link":"http:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/crescent-sweetlips-koshodai","title":{"rendered":"Crescent sweetlips (Koshodai)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3374\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3374\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3374\" src=\"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/06\/Crescent-sweetlips-Koshodai.jpg\" alt=\"a photo of Crescent sweetlips\" width=\"640\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/06\/Crescent-sweetlips-Koshodai.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/06\/Crescent-sweetlips-Koshodai-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/06\/Crescent-sweetlips-Koshodai-294x180.jpg 294w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3374\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The appearance of Crescent sweetlips (Koshodai)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Common name: Crescent sweetlips, Yellow spotted grunt, Dark-banded sweetlip, Grunt, Three-banded sweetlips, Threeband sweetlips\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Japanese name: Koshodai<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> (\u80e1\u6912\u9bdb\u3001\u9c2d\u767d\u9b5a\u3001\u53e4\u4e16\u5b87)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Taiwan common name: \u82b1\u5c3e\u80e1\u6912\u9bdb\u3001\u52a0\u5fd7\u3001\u9ec3\u6591\u77f3\u9bdb\u3001\u82b1\u8edf\u5507\u3001\u5609\u8a8c (\u81fa\u6771)\u3001\u5305\u516c\u9b5a\u3001\u756a\u572d\u8a8c (\u6f8e\u6e56)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Chinese common name: \u82b1\u5c3e\u80e1\u6912\u9cb7<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Korean common name: \uc5b4\ub984\ub3d4<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scientific name: <span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">Plectorhinchus cinctus (Temminck &amp; Schlegel, 1843)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Nigiri sushi detail:\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crescent sweetlips (Koshodai) Nigiri sushi<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Characteristics:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Crescent sweetlips (Koshodai) are distributed throughout Japan south of the Shimokita Peninsula in Aomori Prefecture except Okinawa, the South China Sea, Sri Lanka, and the Arabian Sea. It inhabits sandy bottom areas of coastal reefs and their margins. The body length is 40~60 cm. Its body color is blue-gray with three oblique black stripes and numerous small black spots from back to tail.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Its white flesh has a distinctive flavor, but when the skin is seared, it adds a savory aroma that takes nigiri sushi to the next level. It has been a standard sushi topping in western Japan, but with global warming, the catch has increased, and it is now used in the Kanto region as well. Because of its high yield, nigiri sushi is especially popular at conveyor-belt sushi restaurants. 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\u82b1\u5c3e\u80e1\u6912\u9bdb\u3001\u52a0\u5fd7\u3001\u9ec3\u6591\u77f3\u9bdb\u3001\u82b1\u8edf\u5507\u3001\u5609\u8a8c (\u81fa\u6771)\u3001\u5305\u516c\u9b5a\u3001\u756a\u572d\u8a8c (\u6f8e\u6e56) Chinese common name: \u82b1\u5c3e\u80e1\u6912\u9cb7 Korean common name: \uc5b4\ub984\ub3d4 Scientific name: Plectorhinchus cinctus (Temminck &amp; Schlegel, 1843) Nigiri sushi detail:\u00a0Crescent sweetlips (Koshodai) Nigiri sushi Characteristics: Crescent sweetlips (Koshodai) are distributed throughout Japan south of the Shimokita Peninsula in Aomori Prefecture except Okinawa, the South China Sea, Sri Lanka, and the Arabian Sea. It inhabits sandy bottom areas of coastal reefs and their margins. The body length is 40~60 cm. 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