{"id":7320,"date":"2025-07-01T13:09:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T04:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/?post_type=jetpack-portfolio&#038;p=7320"},"modified":"2025-10-27T16:55:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T07:55:23","slug":"tuba-false-fusus-tengunishi","status":"publish","type":"jetpack-portfolio","link":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/tuba-false-fusus-tengunishi","title":{"rendered":"Tuba false fusus (Tengunishi)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_7322\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7322\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7322\" src=\"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/07\/Tuba-false-fusus-Tengunishi.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of Tuba false fusus (Tengunishi)\" width=\"500\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/07\/Tuba-false-fusus-Tengunishi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/07\/Tuba-false-fusus-Tengunishi-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/07\/Tuba-false-fusus-Tengunishi-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/07\/Tuba-false-fusus-Tengunishi-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/07\/Tuba-false-fusus-Tengunishi-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7322\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The appearance of Tuba false fusus (Tengunishi)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tuba false fusus (Tengunishi) is distributed south of the Boso Peninsula. It has not<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">been confirmed overseas and is considered a species endemic to Japan. It inhabits sandy and muddy sea bottoms from the intertidal zone to depths of about 50 meters. The shell height is approximately 20 cm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The shell of Tengunishi features rows of wart-like projections. The siphonal region is elongated and slightly thickened, covered by a thick, brown, velvety shell surface. This species exhibits significant individual variation in shape, with some specimens lacking the wart-like projections and instead having a smooth surface. The operculum is blackish-brown and thick.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It has a pleasant texture and a mildly sweet flavor. It is caught using gillnets, but quantities are limited. When sliced thinly, the texture remains firm, so the key to enjoying it as sashimi is to slice it very thinly. It is also commonly cooked in dishes such as vinegared food or stir-fries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Common name: Tuba false fusus<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Japanese name: Tengunishi (\u5929\u72d7\u8f9b\u87ba\u3001\u5929\u72d7\u87ba)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scientific name: <span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">Brunneifusus ternatanus (Gmelin, 1791)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuba false fusus (Tengunishi) is distributed south of the Boso Peninsula. It has not been confirmed overseas and is considered a species endemic to Japan. It inhabits sandy and muddy sea bottoms from the intertidal zone to depths of about 50 meters. The shell height is approximately 20 cm. The shell of Tengunishi features rows of wart-like projections. The siphonal region is elongated and slightly thickened, covered by a thick, brown, velvety shell surface. This species exhibits significant individual variation in shape, with some specimens lacking the wart-like projections and instead having a smooth surface. The operculum is blackish-brown and thick. It has a pleasant texture and a mildly sweet&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7322,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"jetpack-portfolio-type":[166],"jetpack-portfolio-tag":[168],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jetpack-portfolio\/7320"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jetpack-portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/jetpack-portfolio"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7320"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jetpack-portfolio\/7320\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8093,"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jetpack-portfolio\/7320\/revisions\/8093"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jetpack-portfolio-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jetpack-portfolio-type?post=7320"},{"taxonomy":"jetpack-portfolio-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jetpack-portfolio-tag?post=7320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}