{"id":79,"date":"2017-03-03T10:13:46","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T01:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/sushiblog\/?p=79"},"modified":"2026-01-10T12:59:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T03:59:07","slug":"sushi-ingredients-silver-skinned-fish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/sushiblog\/sushi-ingredients-silver-skinned-fish\/","title":{"rendered":"List of Silver-skinned fish (Hikarimono)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hikarimono is a name unique to the sushi industry, and as the name implies, it refers to fish with shiny surface skin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hikarimono (Silver-skinned fish) includes horse mackerel, mackerel, sardines, sillago, and gizzard shad, generally referred to as blue-backed fish. Hikarimono all have high-fat content. It is approximately 7% in gizzard shad and horse mackerel. It is about 16% in mackerel. The taste is heavy. Many of the fish in this category lose their freshness quickly, so the preparations differ greatly from restaurant to restaurant. They say that you can tell how well a restaurant is doing by which Hikarimono they serve. This may be why many restaurants make sure to work hard on their Hikarimono.<\/p>\n

Tachiuo really does look like a sword from the outside, so it seems like it should be classified as Hikarimono, but it\u2019s actually Shiromi. In the sushi restaurant sector, Hikarimono refers to sushi toppings for which Sujime is used in the preparations. Furthermore, there are chefs who classify Shima aji as Hikarimono when the silver skin is left on, and Shiromi when the skin is removed. There are many people finding it hard to eat but it is actually healthy and rich in nutritive value.<\/p>\n

*Japanese terms will be italicized on sushi ingredients page.<\/p>\n

<Hikarimono<\/strong><\/em> \uff0d Silver-skinned fish><\/p>\n

Aiburi<\/strong><\/em>\uff0dBlackbanded trevally (Seriolina nigrofasciata\u00a0<\/i>(R\u00fcppell, 1829)<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Aji (Maaji)<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/strong> \uff0d Japanese horse-mackerel<\/p>\n

Akaaji\uff0d<\/strong><\/em>(Decapterus akaadsi Abe,1958)<\/p>\n

Aogisu<\/strong><\/em>\uff0dSmall-scale sillago (Sillago parvisquamis\u00a0<\/i>Gill, 1861<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Ayu<\/strong><\/em> \uff0d Ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis (Temminck and Schlegel, 1846))<\/p>\n

Burimodoki<\/strong><\/em>\uff0dPilot fish (Naucrates ductor\u00a0<\/i>(Linnaeus, 1758)<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Chika<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span>\uff0d Smelt (Hypomesus japonicus (Brevoort, 1856))<\/p>\n

Datsu<\/strong><\/em>\uff0dPacific needlefish (Strongylura anastomella\u00a0<\/i>(Valenciennes, 1846)<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Ebodai<\/strong><\/em>\uff0d\u00a0Japanese butterfish<\/p>\n

Etsu\uff0d<\/strong><\/em>Japanese grenadier anchovy (Coilia nasus\u00a0<\/i>Temminck & Schlegel, 1846<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Ginkagami<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em>\uff0dMoonfish (Mene maculata (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Gingameaji<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span>\uff0dBig-eye trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus Quoy and Gaimard,1824)<\/p>\n

Gomasaba<\/span><\/a>\uff0d\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Spotted mackerel (Scomber australasicus Cuvier, 1832)<\/p>\n

Hamadatsu<\/strong><\/em>\uff0dFlat needlefish (Ablennes hians\u00a0<\/i>(Valenciennes, 1846)<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Hamo<\/strong><\/em> \uff0dDaggertooth pike conger (Muraenesox cinereus <\/i><\/span>(Forssk\u00e5l,\u00a01775<\/span>))<\/p>\n

Hatahata<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span> \uff0d Japanese sandfish (Arctoscopus japonicus (Steindachner, 1881))<\/p>\n

Hira<\/em><\/strong>\uff0dChinese herring, Slender Shad\u00a0(Ilisha elongata (Anonymous,1830))<\/p>\n

Hiiragi<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span>\uff0dSpotnape Ponyfish (Nuchequula nuchalis\u00a0<\/i>(Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Hoshigisu<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span>\uff0dOriental sillago (Sillago aeolus Jordan and Evermann, 1902<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Hoshizayori<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span>\uff0dBlack barred halfbeak (Hemiramphus far (Forssk\u00e5l, 1775))<\/p>\n

Ikekatsuo<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\uff0dDoubledotted queenfish (<\/span>Scomberoides lysan\u00a0<\/i>(Forssk\u00e5l, 1775)<\/span>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Indookiaji<\/strong><\/em>\uff0dSixband brown jack (Uraspis uraspis\u00a0<\/i>(G\u00fcnther, 1860)<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Itohkiaji<\/strong><\/em>\uff0dGiliated\u00a0threadfish (<\/em>Alectis ciliaris (Bloch,1788))<\/p>\n

Iwashi<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em> \uff0d Sardine (Sardinops melanostictus (Temminck et Schlegel,1846))<\/p>\n

Kagishimanigisu<\/strong><\/em>\uff0dSmallmouth argentine (Argentina kagoshimae\u00a0<\/i>Jordan & Snyder, 1902<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Kaiwari<\/strong><\/em> \uff0d Whitefin trevally (Kaiwarinus equula <\/span><\/i>(Temminck\u00a0et\u00a0Schlegel,\u00a01844))<\/p>\n

Kamasu (Akakamasu)<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span>\uff0dBarracuda (Sphyraena pinguis G\u00fcnther, 1874)<\/p>\n

Karafutoshishamo<\/strong><\/em> \uff0d Capellin, Lodde (Mallotus villosus (M\u00fcller, 1776))<\/p>\n

Kasugo<\/span><\/a> (Chidai, Kidai)<\/strong><\/em>\uff0dBaby Red sea-bream (Crimson sea-bream, Eellowback sea-bream)<\/p>\n

Kibinago<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span> \uff0d Banded blue-sprat (Spratelloides gracilis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846))<\/p>\n

Kisu<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em> \uff0d Japanese whiting (Sillago japonica\u00a0<\/i>Temminck & Schlegel, 1843<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Kobanaji<\/strong><\/em>\uff0dSmallspotted\u00a0dart (Trachinotus baillonii (Lacep\u00e8de,1802))<\/p>\n

Kohada<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em> \uff0d Gizzard shad (Konosirus punctatus<\/i>(Temminck\u00a0et\u00a0Schlegel,\u00a01846))<\/p>\n

Kuroajimodoki<\/strong><\/em>\uff0dBlack pomfret (Parastromateus niger (Bloch,1795))<\/p>\n

Kurohiraaji<\/em><\/strong>\uff0dBlue trevally <\/span>(Carangoides ferdau <\/span><\/i>(Forssk\u00e5l,\u00a01775))<\/p>\n

Kuroshibikamasu<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span>\uff0dRoudi escolar (Promethichthys prometheus (Cuvier, 1832))<\/p>\n

Kusayamoro<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span>\uff0dMackerel scad (Decapterus macarellus\u00a0<\/i>(Cuvier, 1833)<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Kyuriuo<\/strong><\/em> \uff0d Arctic smelt (Osmerus dentex Steindachner & Kner, 1870)<\/p>\n

Mamakari (Sappa)<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span> \uff0d Big-eye sardine (Sardinella zunasi (Bleeker, 1854))<\/p>\n

Maruaji<\/a><\/strong><\/em> <\/span>\uff0d Amberfish (Decapterus maruadsi (Temminck and Schlegel,1844))<\/p>\n

Maruhiraaji<\/em><\/strong>\uff0dCoastal trevally (Carangoides coeruleopinnatus<\/span><\/i>
\n(R\u00fcppell, 1830))<\/p>\n

Marukoban<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span>\uff0dSnubnose pompano (Trachinotus blochii (Lacep\u00e8de,1802))<\/p>\n

Meaji<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span>\uff0dBigeye scad (Selar crumenophthalmus (Bloch, 1793)<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Minami Australia sayori<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong>\uff0dSouthern garfish (Hyporhamphus melanochir (Valenciennes, 1847)<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Minamiikekatsuo<\/strong><\/em>\uff0dNeedlescaled queenfish (Scomberoides tol\u00a0<\/i>(Cuvier, 1832)<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Moro<\/strong><\/em>\uff0dCherootfish (Decapterus macrosoma Bleeker, 1851)<\/p>\n

Motogisu<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span>\uff0dNorthern whiting (Sillago sihama (Forssk\u00e5l,1775)<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Muroaji<\/a><\/strong><\/em> <\/span>\uff0d Amberstripe scad (Decapterus muroadsi (Temminck and Schlegel, 1844))<\/p>\n

Nanyoukaiwari<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span>\uff0dIsland trevally (Ferdauia orthogrammus (Jordan and Gilbert, 1882)<\/span>)<\/p>\n

New Zealand maaji<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span>\uff0dYellowtail horse mackerel (Trachurus novaezelandiae Richardson, 1843)<\/span><\/p>\n

Nigisu<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/span>\uff0d Deep-sea smelt (Glossanodon semifasciatus (Kishinouye, 1904))<\/p>\n

Nishimaaji<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span>\uff0dAtlantic horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus (Linnaeus, 1758)<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Nishin<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em> \uff0d Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii Valenciennes, 1847)<\/p>\n

Oakamuro<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em>\uff0dRoughear scad (Decapterus tabl Berry, 1968<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Okiaji<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span>\uff0dWhite tongued crevalle (Uraspis helvola\u00a0<\/i>(Forster, 1801)<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Okihiiragi<\/em><\/strong>\uff0dOffshore ponyfish (Equulites rivulatus\u00a0<\/i>(Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Okizayori<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span>\uff0dHound needlefish (Tylosurus crocodilus\u00a0<\/i>subsp.\u00a0crocodilus<\/i><\/span>)<\/p>\n

Rouninaji<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span>\uff0dGiant trevally (Caranx ignobilis (Forssk\u00e5l, 1775)<\/span><\/span>)<\/p>\n

Saba<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em> \uff0d Pacific mackerel<\/p>\n

Sanma<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span> \uff0d Pacific saury<\/p>\n

Sayori<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em> \uff0d Halfbeak<\/p>\n

Seitakahiragi<\/strong><\/em>\uff0dCommon ponyfish (Leiognathus equulus (Forssk\u00e5l,1775))<\/p>\n

Shinko<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em> \uff0d Baby Gizzard shad<\/p>\n

Shirogisu<\/strong><\/em>\uff0dJapanese whiting (Sillago japonica\u00a0<\/i>Temminck & Schlegel, 1843<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Shishamo<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span> \uff0dShishamo smelt (Spirinchus lanceolatus (Hikita, 1913))<\/p>\n

Sprat<\/strong><\/em>\uff0d European sprat (Sprattus sprattus (Linnaeus, 1758))<\/p>\n

Tachiuo<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em>\uff0dLargehead hairtail , Cutlassfish, Scabbardfish (Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\n

Taiseiyousaba<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span>\uff0dAtlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus Linnaeus, 1758)<\/p>\n

Taiwan kamasu<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em>\uff0d Obtuse barracuda (Sphyraena obtusata Cuvier,1829)<\/p>\n

Tenjikuaji<\/strong><\/em>\uff0dCoachwhip trevally (Carangichthys oblongus (Cuvier, 1833))<\/p>\n

Tenjikudatsu<\/strong><\/em>\uff0dBlack-finned longtom (Tylosurus acus subsp. melanotus (Bleeker, 1850))<\/p>\n

Tobiuo<\/a><\/strong><\/em> <\/span>\uff0d Japanese flyingfish (Cypselurus agoo (Temminck and Schlegel, 1846))<\/p>\n

Yamatokamasu<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span>\uff0dJapanese barracuda (Sphyraena japonica Bloch and Schneider,1801<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Yoroiaji<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span>\uff0dLongfin trevally (Atropus armatus (Forssk\u00e5l 1775))<\/p>\n

Wakasagi<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em>\uff0dJapanese smelt (Hypomesus nipponensis McAllister, 1963<\/span>)<\/p>\n

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Hikarimono (Silver-skinned fish) includes horse mackerel, mackerel, sardines, sillago, and gizzard shad, generally referred to as blue-backed fish. Hikarimono all have high-fat content. It is approximately 7% in gizzard shad and horse mackerel. It is about 16% in mackerel. The taste is heavy. Many of the fish in this category lose their freshness quickly, so the preparations differ greatly from restaurant to restaurant. They say that you can tell how well a restaurant is doing by which Hikarimono they serve. This may be why many restaurants make sure to work hard on their Hikarimono. Tachiuo really does look like a sword from the outside, so it seems like it should … Continue reading List of Silver-skinned fish (Hikarimono)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,75],"tags":[151,4],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/sushiblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/sushiblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/sushiblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/sushiblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/sushiblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79"}],"version-history":[{"count":130,"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/sushiblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7628,"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/sushiblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79\/revisions\/7628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/sushiblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/sushiblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/sushiblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}