Starfish is a kind of fish of Grouper subfamily. The reason why the eastern star spot is more expensive than the stone spot is that after it was listed as a protected fish, the government has strictly prohibited people from catching this kind of fish, so the eastern star spot has become a rare species of fish. Things are rare, so East Star Spot is much more expensive than Stone Spot.

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The color of East Star Spot is divided into blue, red, brown and yellow, etc. Its body shape is longer than that of common grouper, and its head is small. There is a black pupil in the blue eyes, and the body is covered with white fine flower spots, which are shaped like stars in the sky, so it is called "star spot". Now, the price of East Star Spot weighing two or three kilograms is about 360 yuan per kilogram in the market, while restaurants are much higher than this price.

Quality classification of eastern star spot:

First-class: the whole body is light red, or red patches (red east)

Second-class: red with black, dark color (Australasia)

Third-class product: slightly pink (Yangdong)

Grade four: black or black patches (black east)

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-East Star Spot