What are the common species of grouper?

I believe many people have eaten grouper, its meat is fat and tender, is regarded as a first-class delicacy, praised by many people, the market is also in short supply. Now there are still many kinds of grouper, so today the editor will introduce to you five common kinds of grouper.

Five common grouper species

1. East Star spot (common in Hainan)

The colors of the East Star spot are blue, red, brown and yellow, etc., with a slimmer figure and a small head than ordinary grouper. There are black pupils in the blue eyes, and the body is covered with white tiny flowers, similar to the stars in the sky, so it is called "star spot". As for the word "east", it comes from Dongsha Islands in eastern China.

2. Gem grouper

Gem grouper generally has a body length of 25 cm to 30 cm, and its body surface and fins except pectoral fins are covered with gem-like spots. There are red stripes on the pectoral fin, the caudal fin is shallowly concave and the edge is white. It is a warm-temperate middle and lower layer fish, mostly living in the reef bottom sea area, with sexual transformation, first female and then male. The growth is relatively slow. Grouper ferocious, alert, mainly meat, like to eat fish, shrimp, crabs, do not like to group, when hungry, there is a phenomenon of cannibalism. Gem grouper is distributed in the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean, and in the South China Sea in China. Artificial cage culture has been carried out in many provinces of our country.

3. Spotted grouper

The snout of Epinephelus punctatus is short and blunt, the dorsal fin has 8 ~ ll root spines, there are no black spots at the base, there are 5 indistinct transverse bands on the side of the body, and spots are scattered on the side of the body and on each fin. It is a tropical middle and lower layer fish, likes to inhabit the rock reef bottom sea area, and is a valuable fish in the South China Sea. Sexual ferocious, meat-based, like to eat fish, shrimp, crabs, when hungry to kill each other. It can live in the waters of salinity 11 ‰ ~ 41 ‰, the optimum water temperature is 22 ℃ ~ 28 ℃, the appetite is decreased below 18 ℃, and the fish below 15 ℃ is out of balance. Cage culture can be carried out. Distributed in the East China Sea, South China Sea and other waters.

4. Grouper

There are several orange-red spots in the lower part of the body and six dark brown vertical stripes on the side of the body, with the widest interval between bands 3 and 4. Only the caudal fin is spotted. Warm water middle and lower layer fish. Larvae and juveniles feed on plankton, while adults feed on fish, shrimp and crabs. Female and androgynous, the female fish first matured, the body length was 250 mm ~ 400 mm, and the male fish matured completely at 6 years old (some 5 years old). The absolute fecundity is 80 000 ~ 250000 eggs, the spawning period is from late May to July, 20 ℃ begins to lay eggs, 22 ℃ ~ 24 ℃ peak period, floating eggs are laid. The water temperature is 22 ℃ ~ 25 ℃ and it takes 23 hours to 30 hours to hatch the larvae. The meat is delicious and is a valuable fish. live fish are sold in large quantities to Hong Kong and Macau. It is the object of shallow sea culture in China and Southeast Asia, and can be cultured in cages. Distributed in Taiwan, East China Sea, South China Sea, and Japan.

5. Dragon barge

Giant grouper in the scientific name, also known as pig lamb grouper, is a warm water marine bottom fish, belonging to Perciformes, grouper family, grouper subfamily, grouper genus. Its body is long oval, side flat, □ is large, fish head, body sides and fins are scattered with many blue-black spots, is a large and valuable edible fish. In the natural sea area, adult fish generally have a body length of 60 cm ~ 70 cm, the maximum body length can reach 2 meters, the weight is generally about 30 kg ~ 40 kg, and the large fish can reach more than 100 kg ~ 160 kg. According to records, in July 1999, Hong Kong fishermen captured a female dragon barge alive in Dongsha Islands, weighing 180 kg, and was regarded as the king of dragon barges.

Friends who have eaten grouper are probably very difficult to forget its taste, fresh and delicious, people still want to eat, of course, the market demand is also relatively large. In addition to the above five common groupers, there are many other kinds of grouper. Which one do you prefer?

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