- Japanese amberjack
Taxobox
name = Japanese amberjack
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Actinopterygii
ordo =Perciformes
familia =Carangidae
genus = "Seriola "
species = "S. quinqueradiata"
binomial = "Seriola quinqueradiata"
binomial_authority = Temminck & Schlegel, 1845The Japanese amberjack or yellowtail, "Seriola quinqueradiata", is a
fish in the familyCarangidae . It is native to the northwestPacific , fromJapan toHawaii .It is greatly appreciated in Japan, where it is called "hamachi" or "buri". These "hamachi" or "buri" are often used in the Japanese food
sushi . They are also eaten cooked and are a seasonal favourite in the colder months when the meat must have higher fat content.Some of the fish consumed are caught wild, but a substantial amount is farmed (about 120,000
tonnes per year). To populate the farms, every May farmers fish for the small wild fry (called "mojako "), which can be found under floatingseaweed . They scoop out the seaweed together with the "mojako" and put the "mojako" in cages in the sea.The small fry are grown until they reach 10 to 50 grams in mass. They are then sold to farmers, who grow them until they reach 3 kilograms called "hamachi", or 5 kilograms called "buri". These days most farmers use
extruded pellets to feed the fish.References
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