SpeciesSaltwater fishIn-SeasonSummer, Autumn, WinterCooking TipsSashimi, Broiled with salt, sauté, Miso soup, Hot pot, Deep fried.HabitatThe coasts of the Sea of Japan in Hokkaido, the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea from Niigata to the southern coast of Kyushu, the Pacific coast from Miyagi to the southern coast of Kyushu, the Seto Inland Sea, the Yakushima, and the Ryukyu Islands. The southern coast of the Korean Peninsula, Qingdao, China, Fujian to Guangdong, Hainan Island, Gulf of Tonkin, the southwestern and southern coasts of Australia, the Arabian Sea, the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea, and the eastern coast of South Africa.