Fish for sashimi is usually sliced into pieces about 1 inch wide by 1-1/2 inches long by 1/4 inch thick.
- maguro, tuna
- toro, fatty tuna belly
- shiro maguro, albacore
- hamachi, yellowtail
- katsuo, bonito
- kohada, Japanese shad
- saba, mackerel
- sake, salmon
- tai, porgy, red snapper
- hirame, halibut
- suzuki, sea bass
- unagi, freshwater eel
- anago, sea eel
- tako, octopus
- ika, squid
- awabi, abalone
- mirugai, geoduck clam
- torigai, Japanese cockle
- aoyagi, Japanese red clam
- akagai, pepitona clam
- kobashira, small scallops
- kaibashira, large scallops
- kani, crab
- ebi, cooked prawn
- ama ebi, raw prawn
- ikura, salmon roe
- uni, sea urchin roe
- tobiko, flying-fish roe
- masago, capelin roe
- tamago, hen's egg omelet