Table 1 Fish and seaweed included in the supplementary questionnaire
From: Biomonitoring of mercury, cadmium, and lead exposure in Japanese children: a cross-sectional study
Japanese name | English name | Binomial name | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
Hon maguro | Bluefin tuna | Thunnus orientalis | Large tuna |
Minami maguro | Southern bluefin tuna | Thunnus maccoyii | |
Mekajiki | Swordfish | Xiphias gladius | |
Makajiki | Billfish/marlin | Istiophoridae | |
Kihada | Yellowfin tuna | Thunnus albacares | Small tuna |
Mebachi | Bigeye tuna | Thunnus obesus | |
Kinme | Splendid alfonsino | Beryx splendens | Deep sea fish |
Ankou | Monkfish | Lophiidae | |
Karei | Righteye flounder | Pleuronectinae | Flatfish |
Hirame | Large-tooth flounder | Paralichthyidae | |
Mouka | Salmon shark | Lamna ditropis | Others |
Sanma | Pacific saury, mackerel pike | Cololabis saira | |
Kampachi | Greater amberjack | Seriola dumerili | |
Buri | Five-ray yellowtail | Seriola quinqueradiata | |
Hokke | Arabesque greenling | Pleurogrammus azonus | |
Sake | Salmon | Oncorhynchus keta | |
Shishamo | Shishamo | Spirinchus lanceolatus | |
Saba | Mackerel | Scomber japonicus | |
Aji | Japanese jack mackerel | Trachurus japonicus | |
Ayu | Ayu | Plecoglossus altivelis | Freshwater fish |
Kujira | Whale | Cetacea | Sea mammal |
Hotategai | Japanese scallop | Mizuhopecten yessoensis | Bivalve |
Sazae | Horned turban | Turbo cornutus | Molluscs |
Wakame | Wakame | Undaria pinnatifida | Seaweed |
Kombu | Kelp | Laminariaceae | |
Mozuku | Mozuku | Nemacystus decipiens | |
Hijiki | Hijiki | Sargassum fusiforme |