Oohime (English spelling) Crimson jobfish

Japanese: オオヒメ - おおひめ(英語表記)crimson jobfish
Oohime (English spelling) Crimson jobfish

A marine fish belonging to the order Perciformes and family Lutjanidae of the class Osteichthyes. It is widely distributed in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, including south of Misaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, the South China Sea, and the Hawaiian Islands. The body is elliptical and laterally compressed. The anterior ends of both upper and lower jaws are at the same position, or the lower jaw protrudes slightly. The posterior end of the upper jaw reaches below the anterior edge of the pupil. The surface of the maxilla is smooth and scaleless. Both jaws have small canine or conical teeth in the outer row that do not enlarge in the anterior part. There are villiform teeth in the inner row. The interorbital area is flat. The dorsal fin has 11 soft rays. The last soft rays of the dorsal and anal fins are slightly elongated. The back and sides of the body vary in color from brown to lavender or reddish purple. There are narrow yellow lines or blue spots on the snout and between the eyes. The dorsal and caudal fins are pale blue with reddish-orange edges. The maximum total length is over 80 cm, but usually 50 cm. It lives in rocky areas 40 to 360 meters deep, and feeds on small fish, crustaceans, and salps. The spawning season in the Hawaiian waters is from March to December, but the peak season is from May to September. It has a lifespan of about 18 years. It is a high-class fish caught by line fishing and bottom longline fishing. Its white meat is delicious when boiled, grilled, or served as sashimi. It resembles the alfonsino, but this species can be distinguished by the reddish rear edge of the caudal fin and the lack of worm-eaten spots on the dorsal edge of the head.

[Kunio Amagaoka January 19, 2018]

[Reference] | Alfonsino

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

硬骨魚綱スズキ目フエダイ科に属する海水魚。神奈川県三崎(みさき)以南、南西諸島、台湾、南シナ海、ハワイ諸島など太平洋、インド洋に広く分布する。体は楕円(だえん)形で、側扁(そくへん)する。両顎(りょうがく)の前端は上下とも同位置か、下顎がわずかに突出する。上顎の後端は瞳孔(どうこう)の前縁下に達する。主上顎骨の表面は無鱗(むりん)で円滑。両顎には外列に小さい犬歯状歯または円錐歯(えんすいし)があり、前部で肥大しない。内列に絨毛(じゅうもう)状歯がある。両眼間隔域は平坦(へいたん)。背びれ軟条数は11本。背びれと臀(しり)びれの最後軟条はやや延長する。体の背面と側面は褐色からラベンダー色や赤紫色まで多様である。吻(ふん)や両眼間隔域に幅が狭い黄色の線や青色の斑点(はんてん)がある。背びれと尾びれは淡青色で、縁辺は赤橙(せきとう)色。最大全長は80センチメートル以上であるが、普通は50センチメートル。水深40~360メートルの岩礁域にすみ、小魚、甲殻類、サルパ類などを食べる。ハワイ近海の産卵期は3~12月であるが、盛期は5~9月。寿命は18年ほどである。一本釣り、底延縄(そこはえなわ)などで漁獲される高級魚。肉は白身で、煮魚、焼き魚、刺身などにするとおいしい魚である。キンメヒメダイに似るが、本種は尾びれの後縁が赤っぽいこと、頭部背縁に虫食い状斑がないことなどで区別できる。

[尼岡邦夫 2018年1月19日]

[参照項目] | キンメヒメダイ

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