List of Japanese Fish and Seafood Names cont.
| Mekajiki |
Swordfish/broadbill |
Shishamo |
Shishamo smelt |
| Menuke |
Matsubara stingfish |
Shitabirame |
Sole |
| Mirugai |
2 Surf clam |
Sujiko |
Salmon roe |
| Mongo-ika |
Cuttlefish |
Suketodara |
Alaskan pollock |
| Muro-aji |
Horse-scad mackerel |
Surume-ika |
Sagittated calamari |
| Mutsu |
Bluefish |
Suzuki |
Sea bass |
| Mutsugoro |
Blue-spotted mud hopper |
Tachi-uo |
Hairtail/cutlass fish |
| Namako |
Sea cucumber/trepang |
Tai |
Sea bream |
| Namazu |
Catfish/mudfish |
Tairagi |
Razor shell/fan shell |
| Nijimasu |
Rainbow trout |
Taisho-ebi |
Prawn |
| Nishin |
Pacific Herring |
Takabe |
Yellowstriped butterfish |
| Ohyo |
Pacific halibut |
Tako |
Octopus |
| Okoze |
Stonefish/lumpfish |
Tanago |
Seachub |
| Same |
Shark |
Tanishi |
Pond snail |
| Saba |
Mackerel |
Tara |
Cod |
| Shake |
Salmon |
Taraba-gani |
King crab |
| Sakura-ebi |
Cocktail shrimp |
Tarako |
Cod roe |
| Samma |
Pacific saury |
Tobi-uo |
Flying fish |
| Sawa-gani |
Freshwater crab |
Tokobushi |
Abalone (small) |
| Sawara |
Spanish mackerel |
Torigai |
Cockle |
| Sayori |
Halfbeak/needlefish |
Toro |
Tuna (belly) |
| Saza-e |
Conch shell/turbo |
Ubagai |
Surf clam |
| Shako |
Mantis shrimp/squilla |
Umitake |
Clam |
| Shiba-ebi |
Prawn |
Unagi |
Eel |
| Shijimi |
Corbicula |
Uni |
Sea urchin |
| Shima-aji |
Striped jack |
Wakasagi |
Pond smelt |
| Shira-uo |
Whitefish/icefish |
Watari-gani |
Blue crab |
Items in Red indicate most commonly served seafood.
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