Bonito (tooth bonito)

Japanese: ハガツオ(歯鰹) - ハガツオ（英語表記）bonito

A marine fish of the Scombridae family of the Perciformes order. Its Japanese name means a fish with large teeth similar to those of a bonito. It is also known as Kitsune-katsuo. There are three species in the Hagatsuo genus worldwide, and its English name comes from the Spanish word for beautiful. In Japanese waters, it is found mainly in the coastal waters of southern Japan. It grows to about 1m in length, but is usually caught at about 25-50cm. Its body is spindle-shaped and slightly laterally compressed, with a large head. There is a pair of weak ridges on either side of a strong ridge on the caudal peduncle, and the whole body is covered in scales. The dorsal side has 6-7 black stripes running slightly diagonally across an indigo-blue surface.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

スズキ目サバ科の海産魚。和名はカツオに似た大きな歯をもつ魚の意。別名キツネガツオともいう。ハガツオ属は世界に3種分布し，英名はきれいだというスペイン語に由来する。日本近海ではおもに南日本の沿岸域に分布する。体長1mほどになるが，ふつうは25～50cmくらいで漁獲される。体は紡錘形でやや側扁し頭が大きい。尾柄（びへい）の各側に強大な1本の隆起線をはさんで弱い隆起線が1対あり，全身にうろこがある。背側には藍青色の地肌に黒色のやや斜めに走る6～7条の縞がある。

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