Name this fish

Musashi wrote:

Gerres erythrourus
Unfortunbately it is a fish native to Japam, Okinawa.
How it could end up in Florida is beyond me.
Here is a photo of a juvenile. Note the lip structure.
http://fishpix.kahaku.go.jp/fishimag...PHOTO_ID_OPT=2

Eaten as sushi?

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Dan

"Dan Logcher" wrote in message
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Musashi wrote:

Gerres erythrourus
Unfortunbately it is a fish native to Japam, Okinawa.
How it could end up in Florida is beyond me.
Here is a photo of a juvenile. Note the lip structure.

http://fishpix.kahaku.go.jp/fishimag...PHOTO_ID_OPT=2

Eaten as sushi?

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Dan

Hi Dan. I've never seen this fish before in the fish markets in Japan, and
if it is native to Okinawa that is tropical waters
(like Florida). But, since it grows to about 10 inches length and is clearly
Tai-related (a member of the sea breams, sea perches)
it would clearly be a candidate for sushi/sashimi. I don't know to what
extent it may be utilized as a food fish down
in Okinawa and the islands in the area.
M