List of White flesh fish (Shiromi)

The first item recommended to taste is white-flesh fish. Because of its subtle flavor, it doesn’t influence the following topping. Serving it for the very first piece of sushi is a standard move. However, absolute umami in the lightness can be taken as the details Japanese love and no other sushi toppings can offer.

Shiromi refers to white-colored fish meat. The fat content in Shiromi is generally low at about 1.2% in flounder and 4.7% in sea bream. Almost all white fish have a subtle and elegant taste. Furthermore, the rigor mortis takes over slowly and lasts for a long time, so it maintains the crunchy texture longer. Unlike Akami, the Shiromi fish don’t really migrate. You can call yourself a sushi expert if you’re able to recognize which fish it is just by looking at the cut.

Contrary to appearance, Salmon is classified as Shiromi.

The salmon is originally grey, and the pink color comes from the pigments of the shrimp and crab on which it preys. We also think that Buri and Shima aji meat looks more beige than white. To be more specific, these are classified as Iromono, but there are relatively few chefs who actually know this term so we will refer to them as Shiromi. Once you’re able to speak knowledgeably on Shiromi, you’ll be a true Sushi Foodie.

What you should keep in mind is that most Shiromi fish used at sushi restaurants is sold as live fish. The broker implements Ikejime according to the instructions of the purchasing shop and then it is delivered. Basically, the chef calculates backward from the time he will make the sushi, aiming to maximize the umami. Furthermore, the price is at least 50% higher, considering the cost to transport from the fishing port to Toyosu Market, etc. This is one of the reasons Shiromi is so expensive at sushi restaurants.

Of course, only white fish that can be used for nigiri sushi is listed. Many varieties of Fugu exist, but with the exception of Torafugu (Japanese puffer fish), they are mainly used in conveyor belt sushi.

Shiromi has no taste and many people do not like this fish very much. Certainly, in French and Chinese cuisine, where soups and sauces are heavily seasoned, the fish does not need an assertive taste. The appreciation of the dish as a whole is important and does not focus on the fish that make up the dish. In these cuisines, the fish is only part of the Umami substance rather than the flavor.

*Japanese terms will be italicized on sushi ingredients page. Parentheses after the English name indicate the scientific name.

<Shiromi－White flesh fish>

Aburabouzu－Skilfish (Erilepis zonifer (Lockington, 1880))

Aburagarei－Kamchatka flounder, Arrow-toothed halibut (Atheresthes evermanni Jordan & Starks,1904)

Aburatsunozame－North pacific Spiny dogfish (Squalus suckleyi (Girard, 1855))

Aigo－Mottled spinefoot (Siganus fuscescens (Houttuyn, 1782))

Aikajika－Intermediate staghorn sculpin (Gymnocanthus intermedius (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843))

Ainame－Green ling (Hexagrammos otakii Jordan & Starks, 1895)

Akadonko－(Ebinania vermiculata Sakamoto, 1932)

Akaei－Red stingray (Hemitrygon akajei (Müller & Henle, 1841))

Akaeso－Red lizardfish (Synodus ulae Schultz, 1953)

Akahata－Blacktip grouper (Epinephelus fasciatus (Forsskål,1775))

Akahaze－Pinkgray goby (Amblychaeturichthys hexanema (Bleeker, 1853))

Akaisaki－Schlegel red bass (Caprodon schlegelii (Günther, 1859))

Akakasago－Red deepwater scorpionfish (Lythrichthys eulabes Jordan and Starks 1904)

Akamanbo (Mandai)－Sunfish (Lampris megalopsis Underkoffler, Luers, Hyde and Craig, 2018)

Akame－Japanese lates (Lates japonicus Katayama & Taki, 1984)

Akamemodoki－Waigieu seaperch (Psammoperca waigiensis (Cuvier, 1828))

Akamebaru－Rockfish (Sebastes inermis Cuvier,1829)

Akamefugu－Globefish, Blowfish, Puffer

Akamekasago－Yellowbarred red rockfish

Akanekintoki－Bloch’s bigeye (Priacanthus blochii Bleeker, 1853)

Akatanago－(Ditrema jordani Franz, 1910)

Akatoragisu－Yellowbanded red weever (Parapercis aurantiaca Döderlein, 1884)

Akauo (Arasukamenuke)－Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus (Gilbert, 1890))

Akayagara－Redcornetfish (Fistularia petimba Lacepède, 1803)

Akodai－Matsubara’s red rockfish

Amerikanamazu－Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818))

Anahaze－Sunrise (Pseudoblennius percoides Günther, 1861)

Aobadai－Deepsea jewfish (Glaucosoma buergeri Richardson, 1845)

Aochibiki－Green jobfish (Aprion virescens Valenciennes,1830)

Aodai－Blue fusilier, Japanese snapper (Paracaesio caerulea (Katayama, 1934))

Aohata－Yellow grouper (Epinephelus awoara (Temminck and Schlegel, 1842))

Aomeeso－Big-eyed greeneye (Chlorophthalmus albatrossis Jordan & Starks, 1904)

Aomishima－Bluespotted stargazer (Xenocephalus elongatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843))

Aotanago－(Ditrema viride Oshima, 1940)

Aoyagara－Bluespotted cornetfish (Fistularia commersonii Rüppell, 1838)

Amadai－Horsehead tilefish

Amamiushinoshita－(Brachirus aspilos (Bleeker, 1852))

Amemasu－White spotted Char (Salvelinus leucomaenis (Pallas, 1814))

Amerikanamazu－Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818))

Amimongara－Rough Triggerfish, Ocean triggerfish (Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786))

Ara－Rock-cod

Arameginme－Berndt’s beardfish (Polymixia berndti Gilbert, 1905)

Arasukakichiji－Shortspine thornyhead (Sebastolobus alascanus Bean, 1890)

Arasukamenuke－Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus (Gilbert, 1890))

Arotsunasu－Slender tuna (Allothunnus fallaii Serventy, 1948)

Asabagarei－Dusky sole (Lepidopsetta mochigarei Snyder, 1911)

Ayamekasago－Yellowbarred red rockfish (Sebastiscus albofasciatus (Lacepède,1802))

Ayu－Sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis (Temminck and Schlegel, 1846))

Ayukake－Fourspine sculpin (Rheopresbe kazika (Jordan and Starks, 1904))

Azukihata－Slender grouper

Baitoredfish－Bight redfish  (Centroberyx gerrardi (Günther, 1887))

Bakeakamutsu－Randall’s snapper (Randallichthys filamentosus (Fourmanoir, 1970))

Bakemutsu－(Verilus pacificus (Mochizuki, 1979))

Barafuedai－Two-spot red snapper (Lutjanus bohar (Forsskål, 1775))

Baramenuke－Brickred rockfish (Sebastes baramenuke (Wakiya, 1917))

Bebizake－Red salmon, Sockeye salmon, Kockanee salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka(Walbaum))

Benimatoudai－(Parazen pacificus Kamohara, 1935)

Beniteguri－Red dragonet (Foetorepus altivelis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845))

Biwamasu－Biwa trout

Black bass－Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides (Lacepède,1802))

Bora－Flathead gray mullet (Mugil cephalus cephalus Linnaeus,1758)

Bouzuginpo－Prowfish (Zaprora silenus Jordan, 1896)

Budai－Japanese parrotfish (Calotomus japonicus (Valenciennes, 1840))

Burakkubasu (Ookuchibasu)－Black bass (Micropterus salmoides (Lacepède,1802))

Buri－Japanese amberjack ( Seriola quinqueradiata Temminck and Schlegel, 1845)

Canary chidai－Bluespotted seabream (Pagrus caeruleostictus (Valenciennes, 1830))

Chihiroakauo－Beaked redfish (Sebastes fasciatus Storer, 1854)

Chairomaruhata－Brown-spotted grouper (Epinephelus coioides (Hamilton, 1822))

Chigodara－Japanese codling (Physiculus japonicus Hilgendorf, 1879)

Chikamekintoki－Longfinned bullseye (Cookeolus japonicus (Cuvier, 1829))

Chousenbakama－Banjofish (Banjos banjos banjos (Richardson, 1846))

Comonfugu－Globefish, Blowfish, Puffer

Datsu－Pacific needlefish (Strongylura anastomella (Valenciennes, 1846))

Dojou－Loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Cantor,1842))

Dokuurokoibodai－Smalleye squaretail (Tetragonurus cuvieri Risso, 1810)

Ebotai (Ibodai)－Butterfish, Pacific rudderfish, Melon seed (Psenopsis anomala (Temminck and Schlegel, 1844))

Ebisudai－Japanese soldierfish (Ostichthys japonicus (Cuvier,1829))

Engawa－Thin muscle of the dorsal fin of Japanese flounder, Marbled sole, etc.

Enmagochi－Crocodile fish (Cymbacephalus beauforti (Knapp, 1973))

Ezoisoainame－Brown hakeling (Physiculus maximowiczi (Herzenstein, 1896))

EzoIwana－White-spotted Char (Salvelinus leucomaenis (Pallas, 1814))

Ezokusauo－Agassiz’s snailfish (Liparis agassizii Putnam, 1874)

Ezomebaru－White-edged rockfish (Sebastes taczanowskii Steindachner, 1880)

Fedai －Red snapper, Starsnapper (Lutjanus stellatus Akazaki, 1983)

Fuefukidai－Emperor fish (Lethrinus haematopterus Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)

Fugu (Torafugu)－Globefish, Blowfish, Puffer

Fusakasago－Western scorpionfish, Fire fish (Scorpaena onaria (Jordan and Snyder, 1900))

Fusenkinme－(Beryx mollis Abe, 1959)

Ganko－Spinyhead sculpin (Dasycottus setiger Bean, 1890)

Ganzobirame－Cinnamon flounder (Pseudorhombus cinnamoneus (Temminck and Schlegel,1846))

Genko－Mottled tonguefish (Cynoglossus interruptus Günther, 1880)

Gima－Short nosed tripod fish (Triacanthus biaculeatus (Bloch, 1786))

Gindara－Black cod (Anoplopoma fimbria (Pallas, 1814))

Ginhirasu－Silver warehou (Seriolella punctata (Forster, 1801))

Ginkagami－Razor moonfish (Mene maculata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))

Ginmutus (Mazeranainame)－Mero, Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides Smith)

Ginmutus (Raigyodamashi)－Mero, Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni Norman)

Ginpo－Tidepool gunnel (Pholis nebulosa (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845))

Ginzake－Silver salmon, Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch (Walbaum))

Gisu－Deepsea bonefish (Pterothrissus gissu Hilgendorf, 1877)

Gogi－(Salvelinus leucomaenis imbrius (Jordan and McGregor,1925))

Gomaaigo－Orange-spotted spinefoot (Siganus guttatus (Bloch, 1787))

Gomafuedai－Mangrove red snapper (Lutjanus argentimaculatus (Forsskål, 1775))

Gomafugu－Globefish, Blowfish, Puffer (Takifugu stictonotus(Temminck and Schlegel,1850))

Gomatenguhagimodoki－Spotted unicornfish (Naso maculatus Randall & Struhsaker, 1981)

Gonzui－Striped eel catfish (Plotosus japonicus Yoshino & Kishimoto, 2008)

Gurukun (Takasago)－Double-lined fusilier (Pterocaesio digramma (Bleeker, 1864))

Hachibiki－Japanese rubyfish (Erythrocles schlegelii (Richardson, 1846))

Hachijoakamutsu－Deep-water red snapper (Etelis carbunculus Cuvier, 1828)

Hakkaku (Tokubire)－Sailfin poacher (Podothecus sachi (Jordan and Snyder, 1901))

Hakofugu－Black-spotted boxfish (Ostracion immaculatus Temminck and Schlegel, 1850)

Hamadai (Onaga)－Deepwater longtail red snapper (Etelis coruscans Valenciennes,1862)

Hamafuefukidai (Taman)－Spangled emperor (Lethrinus nebulosus (Forsskål, 1775))

Haokoze－Redfin velvetfish (Hypodytes rubripinnis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843))

Harisenbon－Longspined porcupinefish

Hashikinme－Big Roughy (Gephyroberyx darwinii (Johnson, 1866))

Hatatatedai－Angelfish pennant (Heniochus acuminatus (Linnaeus, 1758))

Hawaichibiki－Golden kali kali (Erythrocles scintillans (Jordan & Thompson, 1912))

Hedai－Goldlined seabream (Rhabdosargus sarba (Forsskål, 1775))

Herayagara－Chinese trumpetfish (Aulostomus chinensis (Linnaeus, 1766))

Hibudai－Blue-barred parrotfish (Scarus ghobban Forsskål, 1775)

Higanfugu－Globefish, Blowfish, Panther puffer (Takifugu pardalis (Temminck and Schlegel, 1850))

Higedai－Long barbeled grunter (Hapalogenys sennin Iwatsuki & Nakabo, 2005)

Higesoridai－Short barbeled velvetchin (Hapalogenys nigripinnis (Schlegel in Temminck and Schlegel,1843))

Hime－Japanese aulopus (Hime japonica (Günther, 1877))

Himeaigo－Barhead spinefoot (Siganus virgatus (Valenciennes, 1835))

Himekonnayakuuo－(Careproctus rotundifrons Sakurai & Shinohara, 2008)

Himedai－Lavender jobfish (Pristipomoides sieboldii (Bleeker, 1855))

Himefuedai－Humpback red snapper (Lutjanus gibbus (Forsskål, 1775))

Himeji－Bensasi goatfish (Upeneus japonicus (Houttuyn, 1782))

Himemasu－Red salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka (Walbaum))

Himeokoze－Grey stingfish (Minous monodactylus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801))

Hiramasa－Amberjack

Hirame－Japanese flounder (Olive flounder)

Hirasuzuki－Blackfin seabass (Lateolabrax latus Katayama, 1957)

Hireguromenuke－Shortraker rockfish (Sebastes borealis Barsukov, 1970)

Hirejiromanzaiuo－Sickle pomfret (Taractichthys steindachneri (Döderlein, 1883))

Hirenagakanpachi－Highfin amberjack (Seriola rivoliana Valenciennes,1833)

Hishidai－Deepbody boarfish (Antigonia capros Lowe, 1843)

Hitozuraharisenbon－Black-blotched porcupinefish

Hiuchidai－Western Pacific roughy (Hoplostethus japonicus Hilgendorf, 1879)

Hoakakuchibi－ Spotcheek emperor (Lethrinus rubrioperculatus Sato, 1978)

Hoki－Blue haki, Blue grenadier, Whiptail (Macruronus novaezelandiae (Hector, 1871))

Hokke－Okhotsk atka mackerel (Hipposcarus longiceps (Valenciennes, 1840))

Horaihimeji－Whitesaddle goatfish (Parupeneus ciliatus (Lacepède, 1802))

Hoshiei－Short-tail stingray (Bathytoshia brevicaudata (Hutton, 1875))

Hoshigarei－Spotted halibut (Verasper variegatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846))

Hoshirenko－Hoshierenko (Cheimerius matsubarai Akazaki, 1962)

Hoshisasanohabera－Bambooleaf wrasse (Pseudolabrus sieboldi Mabuchi & Nakabo, 1997)

Hoshizame－Starspotted smooth-hound (Mustelus manazo Bleeker, 1855)

Hotarujako－Lanternbelly (Acropoma japonicum Günther, 1859)

Hoteiuo－Smooth lumpsucker (Aptocyclus ventricosus (Pallas, 1769))

Houbou－Bluefin searobin, Red gurnard (Chelidonichthys spinosus (McClelland, 1844))

Houkihata－Comet grouper, Broom grouper (Epinephelus morrhua (Valenciennes,1833))

Housenkintoki－Lunar-tailed bigeye (Priacanthus hamrur (Forsskål, 1775))

Hyugakasago－Raggy scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis venosa (Cuvier, 1829))

Isagobikunin－Okhotsk snailfish (Liparis ochotensis Schmidt, 1904)

Ibarahige－Pacific grenadier (Coryphaenoides acrolepis (Bean, 1884))

Ichimonjihige－Kamohara grenadier (Coelorinchus kamoharai Matsubara, 1943)

Ikanago－Pacific sand lance (Ammodytes japonicus Duncker and Mohr, 1939)

Inada－Japanese amberjack (30〜40cm)

Inugochi－Dragon poacher (Percis japonica (Pallas, 1769))

Inunoshita－Robust tonguefish (Cynoglossus robustus Günther, 1873)

Ira－Wrasse, Tuskfish (Choerodon azurio (Jordan and Snyder, 1901))

Irobudai－Bicolor parrotfish (Cetoscarus bicolor (Rüppell, 1829))

Isaki－Striped pigfish

Ishibirame－Turbot (Scophthalmus maximus (Linnaeus, 1758))

Ishidai－Barred knifejaw (Oplegnathus fasciatus (Temminck and Schlegel,1844))

Ishigakidai－Spotted knifejaw (Oplegnathus punctatus (Temminck and Schlegel, 1844))

Ishigakifugu－Spotfin burrfish (Chilomycterus reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758))

Ishigarei－Stone flounder (Platichthys bicoloratus (Basilewsky,1855))

Ishimochi (Shiroguchi)－Sliver croaker (Pennahia argentata (Houttuyn,1782 ))

Isofuefuki (Kuchinaji)－Pacific yellowtail emperor (Lethrinus atkinsoni Seale, 1910)

Isuzumi－Waigeu drummer (Kyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy and Gaimard))

Itachiuo－Bearded cuskeel, Goatsbeard brotula (Brotula multibarbata Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

Itou－Sakhalin taimen (Hucho perryi (Brevoort, 1856))

Itoyoridai－Golden threadfin bream (Nemipterus virgatus (Houttuyn, 1782))

Ittoudai－North Pacific squirrelfish (Sargocentron spinosissimum (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843))

Izuhanadai－(Plectranthias kamii Randall, 1980)

Izukasago－Scorpionfish (Scorpaena neglecta Temminck and Schlegel,1843)

Izumidai (Chika)－Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus,1766))

Kagamidai (Ginmatou)－John dorey, Mirror dory (Zenopsis nebulosa (Temminck and Schlegel, 1846))

Kagokakidai－Footballer, Stripey (Microcanthus strigatus (Cuvier, 1831))

Kagokamasu－Royal escolar (Rexea prometheoides (Bleeker, 1856))

Kagomatoudai－Pink Dory, Red Dory, Rosy Dory (Cyttopsis rosea (Lowe, 1843))

Kaiwari－Whitefin trevally, Horse kingfish (Kaiwarinus equula (Temminck and Schlegel, 1844))

Kajika－Japanese sculpin, Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux Günther, 1873)

Kamasusawara (Okizawara)－Wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri (Cuvier, 1832))

Kanado－Redbanded searobin (Lepidotrigla guentheri Hilgendorf, 1879)

Kanafugu－Smooth Blaasop

Kanagashira－Searobin (Lepidotrigla microptera Günther, 1873)

Kanpachi－Greater amberjack

Kantengenge－Jelly eelpout (Bothrocara tanakae (Jordan & Hubbs, 1925))

Karafutomasu－Pink salmon, Humpback salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (Walbaum))

Karasu (Gatoro)－(Takifugu chinensis (Abe, 1949))

Karasugarei－Greenland halibut

Kasago－Marbled rockfish (Sebastiscus marmoratus (Cuvier, 1829))

Kasumiaji－Bluefin trevally (Caranx melampygus Cuvier, 1833)

Kawabisha－Boarfish (Histiopterus typus Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)

Kawahagi－Filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850))

Keiji－Chum salmon, Dog salmon, Keta salmon (Oncorhynchus keta (Walbaum))

Kemushikajika－Shaggy sea raven (Hemitripterus villosus (Pallas, 1814))

Kiankou－Yellow goosefish (Lophius litulon (Jordan, 1902))

Kibirekawahagi－Modest filefish (Thamnaconus modestoides (Barnard, 1927))

Kichinu (Kibire)－Yellowfin sea-bream

Kidai (Renkodai)－Yellowback seabream (Dentex hypselosomus Bleeker, 1854)

Kijihata (Akou)－Redspotted Grouper (Epinephelus akaara (Temminck and Schlegel, 1842))

Kingklip－Pink cusk-eel (Genypterus blacodes  (Forster, 1801))

Kinki (Kichiji)－Thornhead (Sebastolobus macrochir (Günther, 1877))

Kinmedamashi－Flathead alfonsino (Centroberyx druzhinini (Busakhin, 1981))

Kinmedai－Splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens Lowe,1834)

Kintokidai－Red bigeye (Priacanthus macracanthus Cuvier,1829)

Kiraraginme－Beardfish (Polymixia longispina Deng, Xiong & Zhan, 1983)

Kitamakura－Brown-lined puffer (Canthigaster rivulata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850))

Kitanohokke－Atka mackerel (Pleurogrammus monopterygius (Pallas, 1810))

Kitenhata－Duskytail grouper, Bleeker’s grouper (Epinephelus bleekeri (Vaillant,1878))

Kitsunebudai－Long Nosed Parrotfish (Hipposcarus longiceps (Valenciennes, 1840))

Kitsunedai－Blackspot pigfish (Bodianus oxycephalus (Bleeker,1862))

Kitsunemebaru (Mazoi)－Fox jacopever (Sebastes vulpes Döderlein, 1884)

Kobanzame－Live sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates (Linnaeus,1758))

Kobudai－Bulgyhead wrasse (Semicossyphus reticulatus (Valenciennes, 1839))

Kobushikajika－Bartail sculpin (Malacocottus zonurus Bean, 1890)

Kochi (Magochi)－Bartail flathead (Platycephalus sp.2)

Koganeshimaaji－Golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus (Forsskål, 1775))

Kokebirame (Amigarei)－Branched ray flounder (Citharoides macrolepidotus Hubbs, 1915)

Komonsakatazame－Ringstreaked guitarfish (Rhinobatos hynnicephalus Richardson, 1846)

Korodai－Painted sweetlip (Diagramma picta (Thunberg,1792))

Koshodai－Crescent sweetlips (Plectorhinchus cinctus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843))

Kouraiakashitabirame－Three-lined tongue sole (Cynoglossus abbreviatus (Gray, 1834))

Kouraimanagatsuo－Korean pomfret (Pampus echinogaster (Basilewsky, 1855))

Kue－Longtooth grouper (Epinephelus bruneus Bloch, 1793)

Kujime－Spottybelly greenling (Hexagrammos agrammus (Temminck and Schlegel,1844))

Kumazasahanamuro－Dark-banded fusilier (Pterocaesio tile (Cuvier, 1830))

Kurakaketoragisu－Grub fish (Parapercis sexfasciata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843))

Kurodai (Chinu)－Blackhead seabream

Kuroguchi－Blackmouth croaker (Atrobucca nibe (Jordan & Thompson, 1911))

Kurohoshifuedai－Russel’s snapper (Lutjanus russellii (Bleeker,1849))

Kurohoshimanjuudai－Spotted scat (Scatophagus argus (Linnaeus, 1766))

Kurokoban－Spearfish remora (Remora brachyptera (Lowe, 1839))

Kurokoshodai－Harry hotlips (Plectorhinchus gibbosus (Lacepède, 1802))

Kuromebaru－Brown rockfish (Sebastes ventricosus Temminck and Schlegel,1843)

Kuromejina－Smallscale blackfish (Girella leonina (Richardson,1846))

Kurosabafugu－Dark rough-backed puffer

Kurosagi－Black-tipped silverbiddy (Gerres equulus Temminck and Schlegel, 1844)

Kuroshibikamasu－Bermuda catfish (Promethichthys prometheus (Cuvier, 1832))

Kurosoi－Black rockfish, Schlegel’s rockfish (Sebastes schlegelii Hilgendorf, 1880)

Kurotachikamasu－Snake Mackerel (Gempylus serpens Cuvier, 1829)

Kurumadai－Japanese bigeye (Pristigenys niphonia (Cuvier,1829))

Kusafugu－Globefish, Blowfish, Puffer

Kusakaritsubodai－Slender armorhead (Pentaceros wheeleri (Hardy, 1983))

Kusauo－Tanaka’s snailfish (Liparis tanakae (Gilbert & Burke, 1912))

Kiushuhige－(Coelorinchus jordani Smith & Pope, 1906)

Kyuusen－Wrasse, Multicolorfin rainbowfish (Parajulis poecilepterus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845))

Madaratobiei－Spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari (Euphrasen, 1790))

Maeso－Brushtooth lizardfish (Saurida macrolepis Tanaka, 1917)

Mafugu－Globefish, Blowfish, Puffer, Purple puffer (Takifugu porphyreus (Temminck and Schlegel, 1850))

Magarei－Brown Sole (Pseudopleuronectes herzensteini (Jordan & Snyder, 1901))

Mahata (Hata)－Grouper, Rock-cod, Seven band grouper (Hyporthodus septemfasciatus (Thunberg 1793))

Mahaze－Spiny goby, Yellowfin goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus (Temminck and Schlegel, 1845))

Mahi-mahi (Shiira)－Common dolphinfish

Majeranainame－Patagonian Toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides Smitt, 1898)

Majiriaigo－Masked spinefoot (Siganus puellus (Schlegel, 1852))

Makogarei－Marbled sole

Managatsuo－Silver pomfret (Pampus punctatissimus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845))

Manbo－Ocean sunfish (Mola mola (Linnaeus, 1758))

Maruaomeeso－Bigeyed greeneye (Chlorophthalmus borealis Kuronuma & Yamaguchi, 1941)

Maruhiuchidai－Slimehead (Hoplostethus crassispinus Kotlyar, 1980)

Marukoban－Snubnose pompano (Trachinotus blochii (Lacepède,1801))

Masunosuke－King salmon (Oncorhynchus tschawytscha (Walbaum, 1792))

Matanago－(Ditrema temminckii Bleeker, 1853)

Matoudai－John dory (Zeus faber Linnaeus, 1758)

Matsudai－Atlantic tripletail (Lobotes surinamensis (Bloch, 1790))

Matsukasauo－Japanese pineapplefish (Monocentris japonica (Houttuyn, 1782))

Matsukawagarei (Matsukawa)－Barfin flounder (Verasper moseri Jordan & Gilbert, 1898)

Mebaru－Rockfish

Medai－Japanese butterfish

Meganekasube－Mottled skate (Beringraja pulchra (Liu, 1932))

Meganemochinouo－Humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus Rüppell, 1835)

Megochi－Bigeyed flathead (Suggrundus meerdervoortii (Bleeker, 1860))

Mehikari－Bigeyed greeneye (Chlorophthalmus albatrossis Jordan & Starks, 1904)

Meichidai－Nakedhead (Gymnocranius griseus (Temminck and Schlegel, 1844))

Meitagarei－Finespotted flounder, Ridged-eye flounder

Mejika－Chum salmon, Dog salmon, Keta salmon

Mejina－Largescale blackish, Greeenfish, Nibbler, Rudderfish (Girella punctata Gray, 1835)

Mejirozame－Sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo, 1827))

Merurusa (New Zealand heiku)－Southern haku, Haku, whiting (Merluccius australis  (Hutton, 1872))

Menada－So-iuy mullet (Planiliza haematocheila (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845))

Miehatanp－(Pempheris nyctereutes Jordan & Evermann, 1902)

Migimaki－Redlip morwong (Cheilodactylus zebra Döderlein, 1883)

Miharahanadai－Mihara sea bass (Giganthias immaculatus Katayama, 1954)

Mikazukitsubameuo－Golden spadefish (Platax boersii Bleeker, 1853)

Mimitogeonikasago－Poss’s scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis possi Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001)

Minamakurumadai－Blackfringe Bigeye (Pristigenys refulgens (Valenciennes, 1862))

Minamaosuzuki－Hapuku wreckfish (Polyprion oxygeneios (Schneider & Forster))

Minamiakame－Barramundi (Lates calcarifer (Bloch, 1790))

Minamiakahige－Kingklip (Genypterus blacodes (Forster, 1801))

Minamihatanpo－Black-stripe sweeper (Pempheris schwenkii Bleeker, 1855)

Minamihoubou－Red Gurnard (Chelidonichthys kumu (Cuvier, 1829))

Minamikagokamasu－Silver gemfish (Rexea solandri (Cuvier, 1832))

Minamikintoki－Arrowfin bigeye (Priacanthus sagittarius Starnes, 1988)

Minamikurosagi－Common silver-biddy (Gerres oyena (Forsskål, 1775))

Minamioosuzuki－Hapuku wreckfish (Polyprion oxygeneios (Schneider & Forster))

Minokasago－Butterfly fish,  Lion fish (Pterois lunulata Temminck and Schlegel,  1844)

Mishimaokoze－Japanese stargazer (Uranoscopus japonicus Houttuyn, 1782)

Murasoi－Spotbelly rockfish (Sebastes pachycephalus Temminck & Schlegel 1843)

Mutsu－Japanese bluefish

Mutsugoro－Great blue spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris (Linnaeus, 1758))

Nagamenuke－Light dusky rockfish (Sebastes (Sebastes) variabilis (Pallas, 1814))

Nagaoomehata－Splendid seabass (Malakichthys elegans Matsubara & Yamaguti, 1943)

Nagatachikamasu－Blacksail snake mackerel (Thyrsitoides marleyi Fowler, 1929)

Namazu－Amur catfish (Silurus asotus Linnaeus, 1758)

Nametagarei (Babagarei)－Slime flounder (Microstomus achne (Jordan & Starks, 1904))

Nanyokinme－Alfonsino (Beryx decadactylus Cuvier, 1829)

Nashifugu－Purple puffer (Takifugu vermicularis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850))

Narutobiei－Naru eagle ray (Aetobatus narutobiei White, Furumitsu & Yamaguchi, 2013)

Natsubirame－Summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus (Linnaeus, 1766))

Nezumifugu－Spot-fin porcupinefish

Nezumigochi (Megochi)－Richardson’s dragonet

Nezumizame (Moukazame)－Salmon shark (Lamna ditropis Hubbs & Follett, 1947)

Nibe－Honnibe croaker,  Nibe croaker (Nibea mitsukurii (Jordan and Snyder, 1900))

Nijikajika－Oblong elkhorn sculpin (Alcichthys elongatus (Steindachner, 1881))

Nijimasu－Rainbow trout

Nikko Iwana－(Salvelinus leucomaenis pluvius (Hilgendorf, 1876))

Nile akame (Nile perch)－African snook (Lates niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758))

Niseokikasago－Fedorov’s rosefish (Helicolenus fedorovi Barsukov, 1973)

Nishiankou－European angler (Lophius piscatorius Linnaeus, 1758)

Nizadai－Scalpel sawtail (Prionurus scalprum Valenciennes, 1835)

Nodoguro (Akamutsu)－Blackthroat seaperch

Norogenge－Porous-head eelpout (Bothrocara hollandi (Jordan & Hubbs, 1925))

Numagarei－Starry Flounder (Platichthys stellatus (Pallas, 1787))

Ohyô (ohyou)－Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis Schmidt, 1904)

Ojisan－Manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825))

Okamuraginme－Beardfish (Polymixia sazonovi Kotlyar, 1992)

Okiakauo－Deepwater redfish (Sebastes mentella Travin, 1951)

Okikasago－Minor rosefish (Helicolenus avius Abe & Eschmeyer, 1972)

Okinawakurumadai－(Pristigenys meyeri (Günther,1872))

Okimebaru－ Goldeye rockfish

Okimedai－Black fathead, White Warehou (Seriolella caerulea Guichenot, 1848)

Okinahimeji－Blackspot goatfish (Parupeneus spilurus (Bleeker, 1854))

Okinamejina－ (Girella mezina Jordan & Starks, 1907)

Okitoragisu－Gold-birdled sandsmelt (Parapercis multifasciata Döderlein, 1884)

Okoze (Oniokoze)－Devil stinger (Inimicus japonicus (Cuvier, 1829))

Ookamiuo－Bering wolffish (Anarhichas orientalis Pallas, 1814)

Ookuchihamadai－Pale ruby snapper (Etelis radiosus Anderson, 1981)

Ookuchiishinagi－Striped jewfish (Stereolepis doederleini Lindberg & Krasyukova, 1969)

Oomehata－Silvergray seaperch (Malakichthys griseus Döderlein, 1883)

Oomonhata－Areolate grouper (Epinephelus areolatus (Forsskål, 1775))

Oomematoudai－Warty oreodory (Allocyttus verrucosus (Gilchrist,1906))

Oonibe－Japanese meagre (Argyrosomus japonicus (Temminck and Schlegel, 1844))

Oosaga－Angry rockfish (Sebastes iracundus (Jordan and Starks, 1904))

Oourumakasago－Tasseled scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala (Bleeker, 1849))

Onidarumaokoze－Reef stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Onihige－Ogre grenadier (Coelorinchus gilberti Jordan & Hubbs, 1925)

Onihiraaji－Brassy trevally (Caranx papuensis Alleyne and Macleay, 1877)

Onikajika－Antlered sculpin (Enophrys diceraus (Pallas, 1787))

Onikanagashira－Devil searobin (Lepidotrigla kishinouyei Snyder,1911)

Onikasago－Hairy stingfish (Scorpaenopsis cirrhosa (Thunberg, 1793))

Onisokohoubou－Antrorse spined gurnard (Pterygotrigla multiocellata (Matsubara, 1937))

Peherei－(Odontesthes bonariensis (Valenciennes, 1835))

Raigyodamashi－Antarctic Toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni Norman, 1937)

Ribonkasube－Duskypink Skate (Bathyraja diplotaenia (Ishiyama, 1952))

Rousokuchibiki－Golden redbait (Emmelichthys struhsakeri Heemstra & Randall, 1977)

Saburo－Iburi poacher (Occella iburia (Jordan & Starks, 1904))

Sagamisokodara－Serratespike grwnadier (Ventrifossa garmani (Jordan & Gilbert, 1904))

Sakatazame－Brown guitarfish (Rhinobatos schlegelii Müller & Henle, 1841)

Sake －Chum salmon, Dog salmon (Oncorhynchus keta (Walbaum))

Sakebikunin－Salmon snailfish (Careproctus rastrinus Gilbert & Burke, 1912)

Sakegashira－Slender ribbonfish (Trachipterus ishikawae Jordan & Snyder, 1901)

Sakuradai－Cherry Anthias (Sacura margaritacea (Hilgendorf, 1879))

Sakuramasu －Cherry salmon (Oncorhynchus masou subsp. masou)

Salmon trout －(Artificially created rainbow trout varieties)

Samegarei －Roughscale sole, Roughscale flounder (Clidoderma asperrimum (Temminck and Schlegel, 1846))

Sankomenuke－Coral rockfish (Sebastes flammeus (Jordan & Starks, 1904))

Sasaushinoshita－Bamboo sole (Heteromycteris japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846))

Satsuomishima－Spotcheck stargazer (Ichthyscopus pollicaris Vilasri, Ho, Kawai & Gomon, 2019)

Sawara－Japanese spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius (Cuvier, 1832))

Sennendai－Enperor red snapper (Lutjanus sebae (Cuvier, 1816))

Setodai－Broadbanded velvetchin (Hapalogenys analis Richardson, 1845)

Setoushinoshita－Wavyband sole (Pseudaesopia japonica (Bleeker, 1860))

Shichirouo－Longsnout poacher (Brachyopsis segaliensis (Tilesius, 1809))

Shiira－Common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758)

Shima aji－Crevalle jack (Trevally)

Shimafugu－Striped puffer

Shimagatsuo (Ethiopia)－Pacific pomfret, Bigtooth pomfret (Brama japonica Hilgendorf, 1878)

Shimaisaki－Sharpbeak terapon (Rhynchopelates oxyrhynchus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1842))

Shimaushinoshita－Zebra sole (Zebrias zebrinus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846))

Shimazoi－Threestripe rockfish (Sebastes trivittatus Hilgendorf, 1880)

Shinshu salmon－(A crossbreed between a male brown trout and a female rainbow trout)

Shirasu－Whitebait

Shirobuchihata－Highfin grouper (Epinephelus maculatus (Bloch,1790))

Shirogenge－Longsnout eelpout (Bothrocara molle Bean, 1890)

Shirohirasu－White warehou (Seriolella caerulea Guichenot, 1848)

Shirokasago－Channeled rockfish (Setarches guentheri Johnson, 1862)

Shirokurabera (Makubu)－Blackspot tuskfish (Choerodon schoenleinii (Valenciennes, 1839))

Shiromebaru－Rockfish (Sebastes cheni Barsukov,1988)

Shirosabafugu (Sabafugu)－Half-smooth golden pufferfish (Lagocephalus spadiceus (Richardson, 1845))

Shirosuzuki －Nile perch (Lates niloticus (Linnaeus))

Shirozake (Shake)－Chum salmon

Shirozame－Spotless smooth-hound (Mustelus griseus Pietschmann, 1908)

Shitabirame－Black cow-tongue (Paraplagusia japonica (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846))

Shosaifugu－Globefish, Blowfish, Puffer

Silver－Silver Warehou (Seriolella punctata (Forster, 1801))

Sirouo－Ice goby (Leucopsarion petersii Hilgendorf, 1880)

Sukesoudara－Alaska pollack (Gadus chalcogrammus Pallas, 1814)

Sokoamadai－Short-tail bandfish (Owstonia totomiensis Tanaka, 1908)

Sokoamadaimodoki－White-edged jawfish (Owstonia japonica Kamohara, 1935)

Sokohoubou－Blackspotted gurnard (Pterygotrigla hemisticta (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843))

Sokogangiei－Raspback skate (Bathyraja bergi Dolganov, 1983)

Sokoitoyoridai－Yellowbelly threadfin bream (Nemipterus bathybius Snyder, 1911)

Sugi－Cobia (Rachycentron canadum (Linnaeus, 1766))

Sujiara－Leopard coralgrouper (Plectropomus leopardus (Lacepède, 1802))

Sumikuiuo－Blackmouth splitfin (Synagrops japonicus (Döderlein, 1883))

Sunagarei－Longsnout flounder (Limanda punctatissima (Steindachner, 1879))

Suzuki－Japanese seaperch

Suzumedai－Pearl-spot chromis (Chromis notatus notatus (Temminck and Schlegel))

Tai (Madai)－Red seabream (Pagrus major (Temminck and Schlegel, 1844))

Tairikusuzuki－Chinese seabass (Lateolabrax maculatus (McClelland, 1844))

Taiseiyouakauo－Golden redfish (Sebastes norvegicus (Ascanius, 1772))

Taiseiyosake－Atlantic salmon

Takabe－Yellow-striped butterfish (Labracoglossa argentiventris Peters,1866)

Takanohadai－Spottedtail morwong (Cheilodactylus zonatus Cuvier, 1830)

Takasago (Gurukun)－Black-tip fusilier (Pterocaesio digramma (Bleeker, 1864))

Takenokomebaru－Oblong rockfish (Sebastes (Sebastocles) oblongus Günther, 1877)

Tamaganzoubirame－Fivespot flounder (Pseudorhombus pentophthalmus Günther, 186)

Tamagashira－Monocle-bream,  Redbelt monocle-bream (Parascolopsis inermis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843))

Tamakai－Giant grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus (Bloch, 1790))

Tamameichi－Blacknape large-eye bream (Gymnocranius satoi Brosa, Béarez, Paijo and Chen, 2013)

Tanakagenge－Tanaka’s eelpout (Lycodes tanakae Jordan & Thompson, 1914)

Tanukimebaru－Banded jacopever (Sebastes zonatus Chen & Barsukov, 1976)

Tara (Madara)－Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus Tilesius, 1810)

Tengudai－Striped boarfish (Evistias acutirostris (Temminck and Schlegel, 1844))

Tenguhagi－Bluespine unicornfish (Naso unicornis (Forsskål, 1775))

Tengunotachi－Unicorn Crestfish (Eumecichthys fiski (Günther, 1890))

Tenjikutachi－Common hairtail (Trichiurus sp2)

Tenjikudai－Cardinal fish (Jaydia lineata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1842))

Tobiei－Cowhead eagle ray, Japanese eagle ray (Myliobatis tobijei Bleeker, 1854)

Tobihata－Oval grouper (Triso dermopterus (Temminck and Schlegel,1842))

Tobinumeri－(Repomucenus beniteguri (Jordan and Snyder, 1900))

Togekanagasira－Longwing searobin (Lepidotrigla japonica (Bleeker,1854))

Togottomebaru－Saddled brown rockfish (Sebastes joyneri Günther, 1878)

Tokageeso－Lizardfish (Saurida elongata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846))

Tokishiazu (Toki)－Chum salmon, Dog salmon, Keta salmon (Oncorhynchus keta (Walbaum))

Tomomehikari－Humpback greeneye (Chlorophthalmus acutifrons Hiyama, 1940)

Tonboinugochi－(Percis matsuii Matsubara, 1936)

Torafugu－Japanese pufferfish (Takifugu rubripes (Temminck and Schlegel, 1850))

Toragisu－Harlequin sandsmelt (Parapercis pulchella (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843))

Toujin (Tôjin)－Hardhead grenadier (Coelorinchus japonicus (Temminck and Schlegel, 1846))

Tsubamekonoshiro－Striped threadfin (Polydactylus plebeius (Broussonet, 1782))

Tsubameuo－Teira batfish (Platax teira (Forsskål, 1775))

Tsubodai－Japanese armorhead (Pentaceros japonicus Steindachner, 1883)

Tsuchihozeri－Speckled blue grouper (Epinephelus cyanopodus (Richardson, 1846))

Tsumaguroaomeeso－Blackedge greeneye (Chlorophthalmus nigromarginatus Kamohara, 1953)

Tsumagurokajika－Blackedged sculpin (Gymnocanthus herzensteini Jordan & Starks, 1904)

Tsumuburi－Rainbow runner (Elagatis bipinnulata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825))

Tsrugiechiopia－Keeltail pomfret (Taractes rubescens (Jordan & Evermann, 1887))

Ukkarikasago－ Red marbled rockfish (Sebastiscus tertius Barsukov and Chen, 1978)

Umazurahagi－Leatherfish (Thamnaconus modestus (Gunther,1877))

Umeiro－Yellowtail blue snapper

Umeiromodoki－Yellow and blueback fusilier

Umihigoi－Yellow-threaded  goatfish  (Parupeneus chrysonemus (Jordan & Evermann, 1903))

Umitanago－Temminck’s surf perch (Ditrema temminckii subsp. temminckii)

Urohaze－(Glossogobius olivaceus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845))

Urokogarei－Scale-eyed flounder (Lepidoblepharon ophthalmolepis Weber, 1913)

Usubahagi －Unicorn leatherjacket filefish (Semicossyphus reticulatus (Valenciennes, 1839))

Usumebaru－Goldeye rockfish (Sebastes thompsoni (Jordan and Hubbs, 1925))

Utsubo－Brutal moray (Gymnothorax kidako (Temminck and Schlegel, 1847))

Wakiyahata－Silverbelly seaperch (Malakichthys wakiyae Jordan & Hubbs, 1925)

Wanieso－Wanieso lizardfish (Saurida wanieso Shindo & Yamada, 1972)

Wanigochi－Bartail flathead (Inegocia ochiaii Imamura, 2010)

Warasubo－Rubicundus eelgoby (Odontamblyopus rubicundus (Hamilton, 1822))

Yaitohata－Malabar grouper (Epinephelus malabaricus (Bloch and Schneider,1801))

Yamato Iwana－(Salvelinus leucomaenis japonicus (Oshima, 1938))

Yanagimebaru－Willow rockfish (Sebastes itinus (Jordan & Starks, 1904))

Yanagimushigarei－Willowy flounder (Tanakius kitaharae (Jordan & Starks, 1904))

Yagishirikajika－Smoothcheek sculpin (Eurymen gyrinus Gilbert & Burke, 1912)

Yanagimebaru－Willow rockfish (Sebastes itinus (Jordan & Starks, 1904))

Yanaginomai－Yellow body rockfish (Sebastes steindachneri Hilgendorf, 1880)

Yanbarushimaaodai－Cocoa snapper (Paracaesio stonei Raj & Seeto, 1983)

Yarimanbo－Sharptail Mola (Masturus lanceolatus (Liénard, 1840))

Yarinumeri－Huguenin’s dragonet (Repomucenus huguenini (Bleeker, 1859))

Yokosujifuedai－Brownstripe red snapper (Lutjanus ophuysenii (Bleeker, 1860))

Yoritofugu－Blunthead puffer

Yoroiitatiuo (Higedara)－Armoured cusk (Hoplobrotula armata (Temminck and Schlegel, 1846))

Yosujifuedai－Yellowtail blue snapper (Lutjanus kasmira (Forsskål, 1775))

Yukatahata－Coral hind  (Cephalopholis miniata (Forsskål, 1775))

Yumekasago－Scorpionfish (Helicolenus hilgendorfi (Steindachner and Döderlein, 1884))

Yumetachimodoki－Tyrant fish (Evoxymetopon taeniatus Gill, 1863)

Yuudachitakanoha－Blackbarred morwong (Cheilodactylus quadricornis Günther, 1860)

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