Kiaji - Kiaji

Japanese: キアジ - きあじ
Kiaji - Kiaji

...A group of fish known by English names such as jack, scad, and horse mackerel. Over 40 species belonging to the genera of muraoaji, oniaji, mackerel, bigeye mackerel, kuboaji, hishikaiwari, kaiwari (illustration), and itohikiaji (illustration) are distributed in the seas near Japan, of which there are over 30 species in the kaiwari genus alone. However, the most commonly caught are mackerel and muraoaji, while the one prized for its flavor is striped mackerel (illustration) of the kaiwari genus. ...

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…英名でjack,scad,horse mackerelなどと呼ばれる仲間。ムロアジ,オニアジ,マアジ,メアジ,クボアジ,ヒシカイワリ,カイワリ(イラスト),イトヒキアジ(イラスト)の各属に属する40を超える種が日本近海に分布し,そのうちカイワリ属だけで30種を超える。ただし,多獲されるのはマアジとムロアジ,味がよく珍重されるのはカイワリ属のシマアジ(イラスト)である。…

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