sweetfish

sweetfish

fish
also called  ai , or  ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis) 

      delicately flavoured marine fish that migrates upstream to spawn in clear waters. It is found in East Asia and is of the family Osmeridae. The sweetfish is light yellow or olive-coloured, about 30 cm (1 foot) long, and similar to a small trout in appearance. It is distinguished by a ridged tongue, a sail-like dorsal fin, and teeth arranged on saw-edged plates at the sides of the jaws. In Japan tame cormorants are used to catch the fish as it swims upriver.

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