Japanese amberjack

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Japanese amberjack

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Suborder: Carangoidei
Family: Carangidae
Genus: Seriola
Species:
S. quinqueradiata
Binomial name
Seriola quinqueradiata
Synonyms[2]
Global aquaculture production of Japanese amberjack (Seriola quinqueradiata) in thousand tonnes from 1950 to 2022, as reported by the FAO[3]

The Japanese amberjack or yellowtail, Seriola quinqueradiata, is a species of

fish 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 (鰤) or hamachi (魬) 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.[4]

Description

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
    Juvenile Japanese amberjack
  • Japanese amberjack, painting by Kawahara Keiga (川原慶賀), 1823–1829
    Japanese amberjack, painting by Kawahara Keiga (川原慶賀), 1823–1829

As food

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

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.[5]

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).

  • Nigirizushi with raw amberjack
    Nigirizushi
     with raw amberjack
  • Plate of amberjack shabu-shabu
    Plate of amberjack shabu-shabu
  • Teriyaki amberjack
    Teriyaki amberjack
  • Amberjack sashimi
    Amberjack sashimi
  • Suimono (clear soup) with amberjack
    Suimono (clear soup) with amberjack
  • Korean bangeo-hoe, or raw amberjack
    Korean bangeo-hoe, or raw amberjack

References

  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T20435860A65927987.en
    . Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Seriola quinqueradiata". FishBase. August 2019 version.
  3. ^ "Fisheries and Aquaculture - Global Production". Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  4. ISBN 978-1-55643-769-4
    .
  5. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original
    on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
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