マゴチ

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Meanings

1

flathead; flathead fish

usually written using kana alone

Refers to fish of the genus Platycephalus, especially the bartail flathead (Platycephalus indicus), a common food fish in Japan.

マゴチは白しろ身みで、刺さし身みや天てんぷらにすると美味おいしい。
Flathead has white flesh and is delicious as sashimi or tempura.
今日きょうは釣つりで大おおきなマゴチが釣つれた。
Today I caught a big flathead while fishing.