Umitanago (sea bream) - surfperch

Japanese: ウミタナゴ - うみたなご（英語表記）surfperch

A marine fish belonging to the family Umitanidae in the order Perciformes of the class Osteichthyes. Although it is simply called tanago, it is distantly related to the freshwater tanagos in the order Cypriniformes. It is found along the coasts of Japan from southern Hokkaido southward and the southern Korean peninsula. It reaches a total length of about 25 cm, with an ovoid body that is often laterally compressed. It is ovoviviparous, and females give birth to about 20-30 juveniles of about 6 cm in early summer. Males can be distinguished from females by the significantly longer soft rays at the rear of their anal fin. It lives in schools in rocky areas and in seaweed beds in inland bays, and prefers to eat small shellfish and crustaceans. It is closely related to the blue-colored ... The latter has a dark brown body color, is a northern fish that lives in deeper waters than the sea bitterling, and is delicious when grilled with salt.

[Ida Sai]

fishing

This fish is targeted for fishing from rocky shores and breakwaters, and unlike big game fishing, it can be enjoyed on rocky shores with good footing. The fishing season varies depending on the region, but it is generally from winter to spring. Float fishing is the norm, with a shimori rig with four or five evenly spaced floats attached, and fishing is aimed at rocky trenches and areas with lots of seaweed. In areas with calm waves and good tidal flow, small standing floats are also good. As they tend to swim in schools, bait is needed to attract them, which is made by mixing minced shrimp or sardines with seawater and casting small amounts to float with the tide. Bait attached to the hook includes sand lance, earthworms, blue worms, large shrimp, and live shrimp. The secret to a good catch is to cast more bait immediately after catching one fish to avoid scattering the school of fish. The bait must be small to be attached to the hook, otherwise it will not hook well.

[Toshio Matsuda]

Sea bitterling (ecology)
They live in schools on coastal reefs and seaweed beds. They are a popular fish for rock fishing. © Underwater Fort Enterprise, Isamu Soyama ">

Sea bitterling (ecology)

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Japanese:

硬骨魚綱スズキ目ウミタナゴ科に属する海水魚。単にタナゴともよぶが、淡水魚のコイ目に属するタナゴ類とは遠縁である。北海道南部以南の日本各地および朝鮮半島南部の沿岸に分布する。全長約25センチメートルに達し、体は卵形でよく側扁(そくへん)する。卵胎生で、雌は初夏に約6センチメートルの稚魚を20～30尾ほど産む。雄は臀(しり)びれの後方部の軟条が著しく長いので雌と区別できる。岩礁域から内湾の藻場(もば)で群れをなして生活し、小形の貝類や甲殻類を好んで食べる。近縁種にアオタナゴD. viridisやオキタナゴNeoditrema ransonnetiがあり、ウミタナゴに比べて、前者は体色の青みが強く、ウミタナゴより内湾性である。後者は体色が暗褐色を帯び、北方性でウミタナゴより深所にすむ。塩焼きなどにされ美味である。

［井田　齋］

釣り

磯(いそ)や防波堤から釣る対象魚で、大物釣りと異なり、足場のよい磯で楽しめる。釣り期は地方によってずれがあるが、だいたい冬から春である。ウキ釣りがおもで、玉ウキ4、5個を等間隔につけたシモリ仕掛けが標準で、岩場の海溝や藻の多い所をねらう。波の静かな潮通しのよい場所は、小型の立ちウキもよい。群泳する習性から寄せ餌(え)が必要であり、寄せ餌はアミやイワシのミンチを海水と混ぜ、潮流に乗せるように少量ずつ投入する。鉤(はり)へつける餌(えさ)はジャリメ、ゴカイ、アオイソメ、大粒のアミ、生きたモエビなど。1尾釣り上げたら、すぐにまた寄せ餌を投入して、魚の群れを散らさないようにするのが好漁のこつである。餌は鉤に小さめにつけないと鉤掛りが悪い。

［松田年雄］

ウミタナゴ（生態）

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