Horse mackerel - Horse mackerel

Japanese: ウマヅラアジ - うまづらあじ
Horse mackerel - Horse mackerel

...They are caught in fixed nets and gill nets, but are not caught in large numbers in Japan. In the same genus, there is the black tuna A. indica , which is found south of the main island of Okinawa and grows even larger, reaching 1.5m. As its name suggests, it has a wide width below the eyes and is shorter than the longfin tuna.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Umazuraaji" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…定置網や刺網にかかるが,日本ではあまりまとまってとれることはない。 同属には沖縄本島以南に分布し,1.5mとさらに大型になるウマヅラアジA.indicaがある。名前のとおり,眼下幅が広く,また,イトヒキアジより体高が低い。…

※「ウマヅラアジ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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