Japanese whiting; sillago
A small, slender, silvery-white fish commonly caught from shore in Japan; often eaten as tempura or salted and grilled.
Today I caught a lot of Japanese whiting off the breakwater.
Tempura-fried whiting is light and delicious.
deepsea smelt
Japanese whiting; Sillago japonica
harlequin sandsmelt
small-scale whiting; blue whiting
black swallower (Chiasmodon niger)
Usually written in katakana; the kanji forms 鱚 and 鼠頭魚 are rare and the latter is a gikun reading.
Hiragana spelling, also common.
Rare kanji form; not commonly used.
Gikun (meaning-based) reading; extremely rare and not recommended for learners.
The origin of the Japanese name キス is uncertain. The kanji 鱚 is a kokuji (Japanese-made character) for this fish, and 鼠頭魚 is a rare gikun spelling based on the fish's appearance.