シマアジ

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Meanings

striped jack; white trevally

usually written using kana alone

A marine fish (Pseudocaranx dentex) found in coastal waters, valued as a food fish. The name is usually written in katakana as シマアジ.

アジ
アジ (horse mackerel) is a related but different fish; シマアジ is a specific species with stripes.

シマアジUsage79%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for fish names and is the usual written form for this word.
しまあじUsage18%
Hiragana spelling, also used.
縞しま鯵あじUsage4%
Variant kanji spelling with 鯵 (simplified form of 鰺). Rarely used.
縞しま鰺あじ
Kanji spelling using 縞 (stripe) and 鰺 (horse mackerel). Rarely used; the fish is usually written in kana.
島しま鯵あじ
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage (ateji) using 島 (island). Not standard; included for recognition.

From 縞 (shima, 'stripe') + 鯵 (aji, 'horse mackerel'), referring to the striped pattern on the fish.