{"id":8397,"date":"2026-01-16T16:02:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T07:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/?post_type=jetpack-portfolio&#038;p=8397"},"modified":"2026-04-01T15:24:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T06:24:00","slug":"japanese-bigeye-kurumadai","status":"publish","type":"jetpack-portfolio","link":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/japanese-bigeye-kurumadai\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese bigeye (Kurumadai)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_8401\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8401\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8401\" src=\"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/Japanese-bigeye-Kurumadai.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of Japanese bigeye (Kurumadai)\" width=\"560\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/Japanese-bigeye-Kurumadai.jpg 560w, https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/Japanese-bigeye-Kurumadai-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/Japanese-bigeye-Kurumadai-250x180.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8401\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The appearance of Japanese bigeye (Kurumadai)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Japanese bigeye (Kurumadai) is distributed in southern Japan and the Indo-West Pacific region. It inhabits the seabed at depths of 80 to 200 meters, from coastal areas to offshore waters. Its body length is 20 cm. The body is bream-shaped with large eyes. The body color is bright red, and young fish have four white horizontal bands. These are absent in mature fish.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It is caught in bottom trawls, but catches are small. Unlike its close relative, the Longfinned bullseye (Chikamekintokidai), it is not caught in large, concentrated catches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Its flesh is thick relative to its body length, yielding a high net weight. The white flesh has a translucent quality, and the bloodline has a faint reddish hue. It does not become tough or firm when cooked, making it suitable for simmered or grilled fish dishes. It is treated as a minor fish in the market and is not served at Tokyo sushi restaurants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Common name: Japanese bigeye, Witeband bigeye, Bigeye porgy<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Japanese name: Kurumadai (\u8eca\u9bdb)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Chinese common name: \u65e5\u672c\u5927\u9cde\u5927\u773c\u9cb7<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">French common name: Beau-clair du large<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Russian common name: \u041f\u0440\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0433\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0441<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scientific name: <span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">Pristigenys niphonia (Cuvier,1829)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Nigiri sushi detail: Japanese bigeye (Kurumadai) Nigiri sushi<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8403\" style=\"width: 436px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8403\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8403\" src=\"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/Japanese-bigeye-Kurumadai-nigiri-sushi.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of Japanese bigeye (Kurumadai) nigiri sushi\" width=\"436\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/Japanese-bigeye-Kurumadai-nigiri-sushi.jpg 436w, https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/Japanese-bigeye-Kurumadai-nigiri-sushi-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/01\/Japanese-bigeye-Kurumadai-nigiri-sushi-258x180.jpg 258w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8403\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The appearance of Japanese bigeye (Kurumadai) nigiri sushi<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japanese bigeye (Kurumadai) is distributed in southern Japan and the Indo-West Pacific region. It inhabits the seabed at depths of 80 to 200 meters, from coastal areas to offshore waters. Its body length is 20 cm. The body is bream-shaped with large eyes. The body color is bright red, and young fish have four white horizontal bands. These are absent in mature fish. It is caught in bottom trawls, but catches are small. Unlike its close relative, the Longfinned bullseye (Chikamekintokidai), it is not caught in large, concentrated catches. Its flesh is thick relative to its body length, yielding a high net weight. The white flesh has a translucent quality,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8401,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"jetpack-portfolio-type":[166],"jetpack-portfolio-tag":[19],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jetpack-portfolio\/8397"}],"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=8397"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jetpack-portfolio\/8397\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8406,"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jetpack-portfolio\/8397\/revisions\/8406"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jetpack-portfolio-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jetpack-portfolio-type?post=8397"},{"taxonomy":"jetpack-portfolio-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jetpack-portfolio-tag?post=8397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}