セイゴ

noun

juvenile Japanese sea bass

Refers to young Japanese sea bass (Lateolabrax japonicus) under about two years old, roughly up to 25 cm. A specific growth stage name used in fishing and culinary contexts.

See also: スズキ

• この辺あたりでは、春はるになるとセイゴがよく釣つれる。

  Around here, juvenile sea bass are often caught in spring.

• セイゴは成せい長ちょうするとフッコやスズキと呼よばれる。

  As it grows, the juvenile sea bass is called fukko or suzuki.