Deciphering the terminology associated with sushi is essential. Japanese names of the species commonly used in sushi:
- Ama-ebi: raw shrimp, head-on
- Anago: sea eel
- Chutoro: marbled tuna belly
- Ebi: cooked shrimp
- Hamachi: young yellowtail
- Hirame: halibut fluke
- Hotategai: scallop
- Ika: squid
- Ikura: salmon roe
- Kani: crab
- Katsuo: bonito
- Maguro: tuna
- Saba: mackerel