{"id":3657,"date":"2023-06-13T14:03:09","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T05:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/?post_type=jetpack-portfolio&#038;p=3657"},"modified":"2025-10-09T08:56:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T23:56:18","slug":"japanese-fluvial-sculpin-kajika","status":"publish","type":"jetpack-portfolio","link":"http:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/japanese-fluvial-sculpin-kajika","title":{"rendered":"Japanese fluvial sculpin (Kajika)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3659\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3659\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3659\" src=\"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/06\/Japanese-fluvial-sculpin-Kajika.jpg\" alt=\"a photo of Japanese fluvial sculpin (Kajika)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/06\/Japanese-fluvial-sculpin-Kajika.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/06\/Japanese-fluvial-sculpin-Kajika-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/06\/Japanese-fluvial-sculpin-Kajika-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/06\/Japanese-fluvial-sculpin-Kajika-240x180.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3659\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The appearance of Japanese fluvial sculpin (Kajika)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Common name: Japanese fluvial sculpin, Japanese sculpin<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Japanese name: Kajika<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> (\u9c0d\u3001\u675c\u7236\u9b5a\u3001\u6cb3\u9e7f)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Chinese common name: \u62c7\u6307\u675c\u7236\u9c7c<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scientific name: <span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">Cottus pollux G\u00fcnther, 1873<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Nigiri sushi detail:\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Japanese fluvial sculpin (Kajika) Nigiri sushi<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Feature:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Japanese fluvial sculpin (Kajika) is distributed in Honshu, Shikoku, and northwestern Kyushu. It is a freshwater fish that inhabits the gravel bottom of rapids in the upper and middle reaches of rivers with clear water. Its body length is about 15 cm. The body surface is smooth and without scales. The season is autumn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It rarely arrives at markets, and it is difficult to obtain live fish outside of its place of origin. It has many small bones, so it is deep-fried after the entrails are removed. 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It is a freshwater fish that inhabits the gravel bottom of rapids in the upper and middle reaches of rivers with clear water. Its body length is about 15 cm. The body surface is smooth and without scales. The season is autumn. It rarely arrives at markets, and it is difficult to obtain live fish outside of its place of origin. 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