Sardine - Sardine

Japanese: キイワシ - きいわし
Sardine - Sardine

...It is not eaten because it has many small bones and is tasteless, but it is occasionally used as bait for bonito fishing. It is called kiiwashi in Tokyo, kawaiwashi in Lake Hamana, and dobo in Owase, Mie Prefecture. Other closely related species found along the Japanese coast include Okinawa togorou, mugiiwashi, and silver isoiwashi, all of which are small fish with a body length of around 10 cm.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "kiiwashi" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…小骨が多く不味なので食用にはされないが,まれにはカツオ釣りの餌として使われる。東京でキイワシ,浜名湖でカワイワシ,三重県尾鷲でドボなどと呼ばれる。 日本沿岸では,ほかにオキナワトウゴロウ,ムギイワシ,ギンイソイワシなどの近縁種を産するが,いずれも体長10cm内外の小型魚である。…

※「キイワシ」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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