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English translation: Auxis

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Japanese term or phrase:宗田節
English translation:Auxis
Entered by: KathyT

22:20 Sep 26, 2007
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Japanese term or phrase: 宗田節
本発明の節類としてはかつお節、宗田節、サバ節などの節類、あるいは削り節が使用される。

I am looking for the proper english name for this fish
Roger Johnson
Local time: 12:37
Auxis
Explanation:
宗田節（ソウダガツオ), romanized as soudagatsuo or 'soda katsuo.'
Scientific name = Auxis (this is the genus or 'family' name)
Common name = 'Bullet Tuna' or 'Frigate Tuna' (depending on sub-species)

From: http://www.coara.or.jp/~sueyoshi/data01/saba.html (Scroll to near the bottom of the page).
Soudagatsuo (Auxis) are distributed around the Japan.These are Hirasouda Auxis thazard and Marusouda Auxis rochei .Name in Oita is "Subota""Rousoku-uo". Hirasouda is flater than Marusouda. It is called "Suma""Rousoku(candle)"and"Mejika". It is good for sashimi just like a Katsuo "Skipjack"

http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:gnuVDfvLOrAJ:www.mothern...
Many commercial producers sell bonito flakes made from bullet mackerel or bullet tuna called "soda katsuo". It"s cheaper and not considered sashimi quality.

There seem to be several sub-species of the Auxis genus.
For full details, click http://www.fishbase.org/NomenClature/ScientificNameSearchLis...

bullet tuna (Auxis rochei)
frigate tuna or frigate mackerel (Auxis thazard thazard)
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KathyT
Australia
Local time: 13:37
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Auxis


Explanation:
宗田節（ソウダガツオ), romanized as soudagatsuo or 'soda katsuo.'
Scientific name = Auxis (this is the genus or 'family' name)
Common name = 'Bullet Tuna' or 'Frigate Tuna' (depending on sub-species)

From: http://www.coara.or.jp/~sueyoshi/data01/saba.html (Scroll to near the bottom of the page).
Soudagatsuo (Auxis) are distributed around the Japan.These are Hirasouda Auxis thazard and Marusouda Auxis rochei .Name in Oita is "Subota""Rousoku-uo". Hirasouda is flater than Marusouda. It is called "Suma""Rousoku(candle)"and"Mejika". It is good for sashimi just like a Katsuo "Skipjack"

http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:gnuVDfvLOrAJ:www.mothern...
Many commercial producers sell bonito flakes made from bullet mackerel or bullet tuna called "soda katsuo". It"s cheaper and not considered sashimi quality.

There seem to be several sub-species of the Auxis genus.
For full details, click http://www.fishbase.org/NomenClature/ScientificNameSearchLis...

bullet tuna (Auxis rochei)
frigate tuna or frigate mackerel (Auxis thazard thazard)


KathyT
Australia
Local time: 13:37
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 23
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