Fish species in Japan
Knobsnout parrotfish
アオブダイ · aobudai
Scarus ovifrons
A large blue-green parrotfish with fused beak-like teeth and a prominent adult forehead. Do not group it with edible parrotfishes simply because the names sound similar.
Habitat and season
Warm rocky reefs around southern Japan.
- Recorded fishing season
- Not specified
- Scientific name
- Scarus ovifrons
- Japanese name
- アオブダイ
Months are a broad guide, not a current catch forecast. Region, water temperature and local closures can change the season.
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Detailed Japanese species notes
青緑色の大きな体と、くちばしのように合わさった歯を持つ。食用のブダイ類と一括して扱わず、アオブダイの中毒リスクを覚えておきたい。
パリトキシン様毒による重い食中毒の原因魚。加熱で安全になると考えず、食べない。
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