List of Japanese Fish and Seafood Names
Ainame Fat cod/greenling Gimpo Gunnel Akagai Ark shell Ha-gatsuo Belted bonito Amadai Blanquillos/tile fish Hamachi Yellowtail (pre-adult) Anago Sea eel/conger eel Hamadai Ruby Snapper Anko Angler fish/frogfish Hamaguri Asiatic hard shell clam Aodai Blue fusilier Hamo Sharp-toothed eel Aoyagi Trough shell Hata Grouper Asari Short-necked clam Hatahata Sailfin sandfish Awabi Abalone Haze Goby Ayu Japanese samlet Hira Long-finned herring Bakagai Trough shell Hirame Flounder/flatfish Beni-masu Red salmon Hobo Bluefin sea robin/gurnard Bora Grey mullet Hokke Atka-mackerel Buri Yellowtail (adult) Hokkigai Surf clam Dojo Loach/goby Hotategai Scallop Dorome Gluttonous goby Hoya Sea squirt/ascidian E-i Stingray Igai Hard-shelled mussel Ebi Shrimp (general) Ii-dako Octopus (tiny) Eso Lizard fish Ika Squid/cuttlefish Fugu Pufferfish/blowfish Ikanago Sand lance Fuka Shark Ikura Salted caviar/salmon roe Funa Crucian carp Isaki Grunt Items in Red indicate most commonly served seafood.