SpeciesSaltwater fishIn-SeasonAutumn, WinterCooking TipsSashimi, Broiled with salt, Yuan-yaki(fish marinated in soy sauce, sake, mirin, yuzu, and grilled), Hot pot, Deep friedHabitatHokkaido to Kyushu side of Japan Sea, East China Sea, Pacific Coast, Seto Inland Sea, Yakushima, Okinoerabujima, Okinawa. East China Sea continental shelf, Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, India / West Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Atlantic.