However, it appears that the term was generally limited to saltwater fish such as tai (a species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream); moreover, it is recorded in "Morisada Manko"(Kinsei Fuzokushi), dating from the end of the Edo period, that such dishes prepared using freshwater fish were also referred to as 'sashimi' in the Kansai region.
ただし、原則として鯛などの海の物に限られていたようで、淡水魚の場合は関西でも「刺身」といったことが幕末の喜多川守貞『守貞謾稿（近世風俗志）』に記されている。