Okhotsk atka mackerel
| Okhotsk atka mackerel | |
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| P. azonus in a tank | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Chordata
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| Species: | P. azonus
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| Pleurogrammus azonus D. S. Jordan & , 1913
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The Okhotsk atka mackerel (Pleurogrammus azonus), also known as the Arabesque greenling, is a mackerel-like species in the family Hexagrammidae.[1] It is commonly known as hokke in Japan and imyeonsu in Korean. The primary population of the fish is found off the Sea of Okhotsk. According to legend, it was discovered by Nichiji.
Taxonomy[]
Pleurogrammus azonus is occasionally considered synonymous with the Atka mackerel, P. monopterygius (Nelson 1994). However, it is probably a separate species.[2] This fish was also documented as Stellistius katsukii but the older name Pleurogrammus azonus takes precedence.
As food[]
in tonnes from 1950 to 2009 [3]
The Okhotsk atka mackerel is an important fish, and approximately 100,000 tons of the species were harvested each year throughout the late 20th century. [3] Known in Japanese cuisine as
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