Genji Deli

Genji Sushi is opening a deli in midtown Manhattan (the Little Tokyo area near the New York Public Library).

Seasonal Fish in Tsukiji Market - April

Here is a list of seasonal fish to be found at Tsukiji Market in Tokyo in April. The list is from the link here, left column followed by the right column:

(left column)

ma-aji - Japanese jack mackerel (Trachurus japonicus)

kihada maguro - yellowfin tuna (Neothunnus macropterus)

kinmedai - splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens)

madai - red sea bream; porgy (Chrysophrys major)

katsuo - skipjack tuna; bonito (Katsuwonus pelmais)

sawara - Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius)

tobiuo - flying fish

makarei - brown sole (Limanda herzensteini)

mako karei - marbled sole (Limanda yokohamae)

(right column)

ayu - sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis)

surumeika - Japanese flying squid (Todarodes pacificus)

hotaru ika - firefly squid (Watasenia scintillans)

shira ebi - Japanese glass shrimp (Pasiphaea japonica)

sakura ebi - spotted sakura shrimp (Sergestes lucens)

mebaru - gopher (rock cod); rockfish (Sebastes inermis)

nishin - herring

asari - Japanese littleneck (baby-neck) clam; Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum)

hamaguri - clam; cherry stone clam; quahog (Meretrix lusoria)

Kindai Tuna

A farmed bluefin tuna from Japan.