Kit Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 After seeing Yellowtail being labelled as Mackerel in SA, and also seeing them called Jack Mackerel in Japan, I decided to do some research. Now I knew that there was a species of fish called Cowanyoung that look very similar to Yellowtail; but after reading up on it, it seems that Cowanyoung and Jack Mackerel are the same fish, and are closely related to the Yellowtail. See here: http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/research/areas/s...ck-Mackerel.pdf My question is: how do you differentiate between a Jack Mackerel (Cowanyoung) and a yellowtail? And the huge yellowtail we have been catching in the harbour lately, are they infact Cowanyoung? Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylo Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 And the huge yellowtail we have been catching in the harbour lately, are they infact Cowanyoung? Chris Yes, the undersideof their gills are black. The underside of yellowtail gills are .. not black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kit Posted June 12, 2008 Author Share Posted June 12, 2008 Yes, the undersideof their gills are black. The underside of yellowtail gills are .. not black. ahhh yes. I noticed that when I was cleaning them. They weren't black, but more like an algae look.. I just assumed they were bigger, hence older, and had some algae growth on their gills.. I also noticed that the Cowanyoung don't have "the doctor" I did some more searching and a site says that you can count the scutes on the fish, cowanyoung typically have more.. Also Cowanyoung have a straight lateral line were as Yellowtail have an arch in their lateral line towards the front. oh and these cowanyoung.. They taste pretty good when prepared as sashimi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtosea Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 oh and these cowanyoung.. They taste pretty good when prepared as sashimi I can vouch for that, seeing as you made me some a few months back. Wasnt that bad. Just like Whitebait when cooked properly, but its just the thought in my mind that i eat bait which is un-nerving Kamil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kit Posted June 12, 2008 Author Share Posted June 12, 2008 I can vouch for that, seeing as you made me some a few months back. Wasnt that bad. Just like Whitebait when cooked properly, but its just the thought in my mind that i eat bait which is un-nerving Kamil I know how to prepare them properly for sashimi now.. they taste real good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylo Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 I can vouch for that, seeing as you made me some a few months back. Wasnt that bad. Just like Whitebait when cooked properly, but its just the thought in my mind that i eat bait which is un-nerving Kamil i'm sure you eat prawns too mate ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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