Fish species in Japan

White tilefish

シロアマダイ · shiroamadai
Branchiostegus albus

White tilefish are bottom-associated boat targets; do not assume every tilefish on the same ground is the same species.

Habitat and season

Coastal soft-bottom grounds.

Months are a broad guide, not a current catch forecast. Region, water temperature and local closures can change the season.

A boom separates the bait trace from the sinker while fishing soft bottom from a boat.

Detailed recipes for this species are currently in Japanese. Open the Japanese cooking guide →

Detailed Japanese species notes

淡い白桃色の体と角張った額。アカアマダイのような強い赤色や目の下の白い三角斑が目立たず、尾の模様も併せて区別します。

船上で天秤と多針を足元に置かない。鱗を残す料理用は包丁作業と油はねに注意します。