Kichiji (English spelling) Sebastolobus macrochir

Japanese: キチジ(喜知次) - キチジ（英語表記）Sebastolobus macrochir

A marine fish of the family Scorpaenidae in the order Scorpaeniformes. At fishmongers, it is sold as kinkin or kinki. It is distributed from the coast of the Sea of Okhotsk in Hokkaido to Suruga Bay, and is particularly common in Hokkaido and the Sanriku region. It is not found in the Sea of Japan. It lives on rocky sea bottoms at depths of 200 to 800 meters, but young fish are often found on slightly shallower sandy and muddy bottoms. It has a low body height and large eyes. Its body is crimson red with a large black spot in the center of its dorsal fin. It has many spines on its head. The spawning season is from January to June, with the peak season being from February to April. The eggs are enclosed in an agaric egg sac and float on the surface of the sea in an oval shape about 35 cm long and 6.5 cm wide.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

カサゴ目フサカサゴ科の海産魚。魚屋ではキンキンまたはキンキの名で売られる。北海道のオホーツク海沿岸から駿河湾にかけて分布し，とくに北海道や三陸地方に多い。日本海にはいない。水深200～800mの岩礁性の海底にすむが，若齢魚はやや浅い砂泥底に多い。体高は低く眼が大きい。体は朱赤色で，背びれの中央に1個の大きな黒斑がある。頭部にはとげが多数ある。産卵期は1～6月ころで，盛期は2～4月である。卵は寒天質の卵囊に包まれ，長さ35cm，幅6.5cmほどの長円形の塊になって海面を漂う。

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