▁species ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁was ▁ 1 0 , 8 7 1 ▁t , ▁with ▁Taiwan ▁( 5 , 0 7 5 ▁t ), ▁and ▁Japan ▁( 4 , 9 9 6 ▁t ) ▁making ▁up ▁nearly ▁all ▁the ▁catch . ▁ ▁The ▁meat ▁of ▁the ▁Japanese ▁but ter fish ▁is ▁very ▁popular ▁as ▁food ▁in ▁its ▁native ▁range . ▁It ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁t ast y ▁fish ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁ste amed , ▁pan - fried , ▁or ▁used ▁in ▁s ush i . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Japanese ▁but ter fish ▁Category : Com mer cial ▁fish ▁Category : J apan ese ▁sea fo od ▁Category : F ish ▁of ▁Japan ▁Category : Mar ine ▁fa una ▁of ▁East ▁Asia ▁Japanese ▁but ter fish <0x0A> </s> ▁Nat im uk ▁is ▁a ▁town ▁in ▁Western ▁Victoria , ▁Australia . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁about ▁ ▁north west ▁of ▁Melbourne . ▁A ▁further ▁ ▁west ▁of ▁Nat im uk ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁Australia ' s ▁best ▁clim bing ▁areas , ▁Mount ▁A rap iles . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁census , ▁Nat im uk ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 5 1 4 , ▁up ▁from ▁ 4 4 9 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁local ▁post ▁office ▁opened ▁as ▁" N at im uk ▁Creek " ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁and ▁was ▁renamed ▁" N at im uk " ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 .