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
Okhotsk atka mackerel "hokke" in Japanese, the fish can be fresh, dried, or frozen, and can be served raw, boiled, grilled or fried. Okhotsk atka mackerel The Okhotsk atka mackerel ("Pleurogrammus azonus") commonly known as hokke in Japan, also known as the Arabesque greenling, is a mackerel-like species in the family Hexagrammidae. The primary population of the fish is found off the Sea of Okhotsk. According to legend, it was discovered by Nichiji. "Pleurogrammus azonus" is occasionally considered synonymous with the Atka mackerel, "P. monopterygius" (Nelson 1994). However, it is probably a separate species. This fish was also documented as "Stellistius katsukii" but