also: しまぞい
threestripe rockfish
A species of rockfish (Sebastes trivittatus) found in the northwestern Pacific. The name is usually written in katakana.
Threestripe rockfish are often caught in Hokkaido.
Voiced variant spelling, reflecting the alternative reading しまぞい.
Ateji kanji spelling; rarely used in practice.
The name likely derives from 縞 (shima, 'stripe') and ソイ (soi, a general term for rockfish), referring to the fish's striped pattern. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.