By Y. Iwata Introduction A round herring is a fish often eaten in Japan. However, few people know very much … More
Category: Fish
A fish is any aquatic vertebrate animal that is covered with scales, and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins. Most fish are “cold-blooded”, or ectothermic, allowing their body temperatures to vary as ambient temperatures change.
Hammerhead shark
by S.Y. Introduction A common Hammerhead shark is living the coast of the warm seas of the world. And they … More
Maaji : Trachurus japonicas
by T. Furukawa Introduction The aji is one of the most popular fish. It is the maaji which is often … More
Dark Chub: Nipponocypris temminckii
by T. Nakayama Introduction Do you know kawamutsu? It is seen in narrow waterways , a lot of rivers. In … More
Pygmy seahorse: Hippocampus bargibanti
by Y. Nagano Introduction Have you ever heard of a living creature called pygmy seahorse? It is very tiny seahorse … More
Phoxinus
by K. Gempei Haya is a generic name for Phoxinus, a fish with elongated medium-sized body among cyprinid freshwater fish … More
Fresh water fish in Kochi : Donko
by M. Takano Odontobutis obscura is called “donko” in Japan. But it is also known as cozikimara (Shiga Prefecture), doroboume … More
Japanese lates
by Y. Nishioka Description Japanese lates is rare fish. First, they are very few to be fished by fisherman. Next, … More
Chub mackerel
by T. Nishida Scomber japonicus, or the Chub mackerelhas been eaten long by Japanese. Scomber japonicus is one of Scomber. … More
Life in Kochi 