Tabby cat in the spine. The Spotted tabby is a modifier that breaks up the Mackerel tabby pattern so that the stripes appear as spots. Similarly, the stripes of the Classic tabby pattern may be broken into larger spots. Both large spot and small spot patterns can be seen in the Australian Mist, Bengal, Serengeti, Egyptian Mau, Arabian Mau, Maine Coon, and Ocicat breeds. The tabby patterns are due to three distinct gene loci and one modifier: The agouti gene, "A/a", controls whether or not the tabby pattern is expressed. The dominant "A" expresses the underlying tabby pattern, while the recessive non-agouti
Japanese horse mackerel Japanese name for the horse mackerel is "aji" (あじ), and by default generally implies the species "Trachurus japonicus" (which can be more specifically referred to as "ma-aji" (まあじ), literally "true "aji""). The name is most commonly written in hiragana; although a kanji () does exist, it is not in common use. It is commonly deep fried ("aji furai" あじフライ) or salt-grilled ("shioyaki aji" 塩焼きあじ). In Korean cuisine, the fish is dubbed "jeon-gaeng-i" (전갱이) and is the default horse mackerel designated by this name. It is commonly grilled or fried as a "jeon-gaeng-i gui" (전갱이 구이). Among the specialties of Jeju