also: ぎんムツ
noun
A deep-sea fish often sold in Japan as a high-end white fish; also known as マジェランあいなめ.
See also: マジェラン鮎並 (マジェランあいなめ)
銀むつは脂がのっていて、煮付けにすると美味しい。
Patagonian toothfish is fatty and delicious when simmered in soy sauce.
Synonym; マジェランあいなめ is a direct loan from the English name 'Magellanic rockcod', while 銀むつ is a Japanese trade name.
Compound of 銀 (gin, 'silver') and むつ (mutsu, 'gnomefish'), referring to its silvery appearance and its resemblance to the mutsu fish.