The Japanese amberjack or yellowtail, Seriola quinqueradiata, is a species of jackfish in the family Carangidae, native to the northwest Pacific Ocean. It is known as shiyu (鰤魚) in China, bang'eo (방어) in Korea, and buri (魬) or hamachi (鰤) in Japan.
Although it is frequently listed on menus as "yellowtail tuna," it is a fish of an entirely different family, the Carangidae, rather than the family Scombridae that includes tunas, mackerels, and bonitos.[3]
Japanese amberjack usually grows to around 1 meter in length, though some can reach 1.5 meters. They have a characteristic yellow band that runs horizontally along the length of the body, as well as a yellow tail, hence their name.
Juvenile Japanese amberjack
Japanese amberjack, painting by Kawahara Keiga (川原慶賀), 1823-1829
As foodedit
The fish is highly appreciated in Japan, where it is called hamachi or buri. They are eaten either cooked or raw and are a seasonal favourite in the colder months when the meat has a higher fat content. Amberjack is typically thought of as a winter delicacy of Toyama and the Hokuriku region.
Some of the fish consumed are caught wild, but a substantial amount is farmed (about 120,000 tonnes per year). To populate the pens, every May, workers fish for the small wild fry (called mojako), which can be found under floating seaweed. They scoop out the seaweed together with the mojako and put the mojako in cages in the sea.[4]
The small fry grow until they reach 10 to 50 grams in mass; the fry are called inada in eastern Japan (Kantō). They are then sold to aquaculturists, who grow them until they reach 3 kilograms (youth, called hamachi) or 5 kilograms (adult, called buri).
^Smith-Vaniz, W.F. & Williams, I. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Seriola quinqueradiata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T20435860A115383171. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T20435860A65927987.en. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
^Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Seriola quinqueradiata" in FishBase. August 2019 version.
^Casson Trenor (January 2009). Sustainable Sushi: A Guide to Saving the Oceans One Bite at a Time. North Atlantic Books. pp. 6–. ISBN978-1-55643-769-4.
^. Encyclopedia of Japan. Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Seriola quinqueradiata" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
External linksedit
Media related to Seriola quinqueradiata at Wikimedia Commons
November 30, 2023
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