1. Pearl Grouper (Tiger Grouper)
Pearl Grouper, also known as Tiger Grouper or Pearl Grouper, is a carnivorous fish. Its meat is tender, thick and elastic, without intermuscular spines, with a delicious flavor, and the taste is more delicious than tiger spots and dragon pontoons. The fish is suitable for water temperature 24-30 ℃, because of its hybridization advantage, genetic inheritance of the tiger spotted resistance to heterosis and the advantages of fast growth speed of gentian, can be in ponds, net boxes, factories and other modes of culture, is the current domestic artificial nursery and breeding amount of grouper species, accounting for about 70% of the production of grouper.
2. Green grouper (oblique grouper)
Oblique grouper, also known as spot grouper, and Malabar grouper are similar in color and appearance, and are often mixed as the same kind of fish, which is commonly known as green grouper because of its greenish-brown body color. The difference between the two is that the former spot is red, and the latter spot is black, in Taiwan culture industry, the diagonal banded grouper is called red spot grouper, and Malabar grouper is called black spot grouper. As long as the water temperature and other ecological conditions are suitable, the oblique grouper can spawn all year round, while the Malabar grouper has a shorter spawning period, so in recent years the oblique grouper has replaced the Malabar grouper as the main culture species in Fujian and Taiwan.
The brown spotted grouper, also known as the brown spotted grouper, has a yellow to light brown body, with a golden yellow color. The brain behind the eyes is concave, and the mouth is large with developed auxiliary maxilla; the front end of the upper and lower jaws has a few large canine teeth, and the teeth on both sides are fine and pointed, which can be inverted inward like a tiger's mouth, so it is called tiger spot. Each side of its body has five irregular dark brown spots arranged vertically, and the whole body is covered with dense tiny brown spots, the spots on the spots are darker in color, and there are small black saddle-shaped spots on the back half of the caudal peduncle. The more suitable growing water temperature for brown spotted grouper is 25-32℃, with strong vitality easy to pack and transport. The meat of tiger grouper is fresh and flavorful, better than green spot, and the market price is more than two times of green spot.
3. Tiger spot (brown spot grouper)
Brown spot grouper, also known as brown spot grouper, the body is yellow to light brown, with a golden yellow color. The brain behind the eyes is concave, and the mouth is large with developed auxiliary maxillae; the front of the upper and lower jaws has a few large canine teeth, and the teeth on both sides are fine and pointed, which can be inverted inward like a tiger's mouth, so it is called the tiger spot. Each side of its body has five irregular dark brown spots arranged vertically, and the whole body is covered with dense tiny brown spots, the spots on the spots are darker in color, and there are small black saddle-shaped spots on the back half of the caudal peduncle. The more suitable growing water temperature for brown spotted grouper is 25-32℃, with strong vitality easy to pack and transport. The meat of tiger grouper is fresh and flavorful, better than green spot, and the market price is more than two times of green spot.
4. Gentian (saddle grouper)
Saddle grouper is commonly known as gentian grouper, which is the size of grouper, and it can be called big brother and giant, so it is also known as "the king of grouper". According to the historical records, the gentian found 2.7m long, 600kg weight, in Queensland, Australia, the saddle grouper is considered to be one of the representative marine life.
5. Eastern star grouper (leopard gill grouper)
Leopard gill grouper has blue, red, brown and yellow color, etc. Its body is longer and thinner than that of the general grouper, and its head is small. The body and head range from olive to reddish-brown, and the head, body and fins are covered with tiny blue spots. The pectoral fins are red and the caudal fin has an inconspicuous dark band on the posterior margin. Its color is bright, blue eyes with black pupils, the body of the fine dots shaped like the stars in the sky, so commonly known as "Star Spot", "East" because it was produced in the eastern part of the South China Sea Dongsha Islands.
East star-spotted meat white and tender, nutritious, expensive, is a valuable high-grade edible fish, favored by the majority of consumers, and its suitable for the growth of water temperature of 22-29 ℃.
6. Mouse spot (humpback bass)
Mouse spot body length of up to 1750px, weight of about 3.5kg. juvenile fish with beautiful body shape, beautiful color, can be used as ornamental fish. When it grows up, it tastes delicious and is the best-selling grouper, with the reputation of "the king of spots". Its growth is suitable for water temperature of 21-30 ℃, since the eggs hatch to grow to 500g market about 2 years.
7. Red spot (red spot grouper)
Red spot grouper body is reddish brown or brown, head and back color is darker, the abdomen is lighter. There are no longitudinal and transverse bands on the side of the body, and the head and body surface are densely covered with orange-red spots; there is a large black spot under the back several spines of the dorsal fin, and the rest of the fins are brown with no significant spots. The caudal fin is rounded, yellow in the upper half and brown in the lower half.
Because the fish body has the auspicious red color symbolizing Chinese culture, the red grouper is a popular high-priced grouper in Chinese banquets; in Japan, it is known as the "Fish of Dreams" in the Seto area, and the "Steamed Grouper" is a famous dish in Hong Kong banquets. Red spotted grouper growth water temperature adaptation range 15-32 ℃, suitable for the growth of water temperature of 22-28 ℃.
8. Oil spot (cloudy grouper)
The cloudy grouper body is light brown or brown, covered with cloudy white spots, and the standard body length is 2.6-3.0 times of the body height. There are six python-like dark brown oblique transverse bands on the side of the body, with the second oblique to the head; the rest of the transverse bands extend from the dorsal to the ventral margin and diverge below the abdomen; the transverse bands have light-colored spots within them, and there are no spots on the side of the body or on each fin. Caudal fin rounded, head with 3 fine dark lines below the eyes.
9. False oil spot (brown stone spot)
The brown stone spot is grayish brown on the head and side of the body, and the transverse bands and spots on the side of the body are often inconspicuous, and there are only light gray dots scattered in a line or mottled pattern, and the lower edge of the anal fin and the lower corner of the caudal fin have a white skirt. Juveniles are pale yellowish brown, with six irregular dark brown transverse bands on the side of the body, and light-colored patches in the transverse bands.
10. Earth spot (Lapis lazuli)
Lapis lazuli is often mistaken for Lapis lazuli and the two are confused. Commonly known as the earth spot, the greenstone spot has a brownish dorsal body and a light brown ventral side, and the body color can change with the environment. The head and the lower half of the body side are scattered with orange spots, and the rest of the body is distributed with grayish-white dots. There are five dark brown vertical stripes on the side of the body, with the 1st and 2nd stripes close together, the 3rd and 4th stripes located between the dorsal and anal fins, and the 5th strip located on the caudal peduncle. All fins are grayish-brown, with distinct yellow margins on the edges of the dorsal and anal fins and on the posterior margin of the caudal fin.
11. Fir Spot (Clearwater Grouper)
"Fir" is the common name given to coral by Hong Kong fishermen, and Fir Spot is the grouper in coral. Clearwater grouper commonly known as cedar spot, its appearance and color and body pattern and tiger spot is very similar, generally difficult to distinguish. The main difference is that the eyes of the cedar spot are on both sides of the head and are symmetrical, whereas the eyes of the tiger spot are located on the top of the head. In addition, the cedar spot is smaller, 6-7 pounds, while the tiger spot can grow to more than 40 pounds.
The fir spot prefers a clear water environment with a suitable water temperature of 23-29 degrees Celsius. Twice a year, it swims from different areas of the coral reef to a fixed place to gather, thousands of fish for collective mating is very spectacular, like salmon anadromous spawning and breeding to pass on the family.
12. Money spot (blue spotted grouper)
Blue spotted grouper has a standard body length of 2.9-3.5 times its height, and its body color ranges from light grey to light brown; it has black-brown spots of varying sizes on its body, and its head has small black dots and irregular narrow stripes. All fins also have black-brown markings, with smaller markings on the even fins than on the odd fins. Juvenile characteristics are similar to those of adults, but the body color is lighter.
The money grouper is a large grouper that has been caught and recorded as 2m long and 180kg in weight. Its temperament is gentle and not afraid of people, and it is the favorite of divers in the Great Barrier Reef of Australia. Its growth is suitable for the water temperature of 22-30 ℃, 150px fry breeding a year can grow to 1.5kg, very development potential.
13. Tortoiseshell grouper
Tortoiseshell grouper is yellowish brown, with grayish white fins; the whole body is densely covered with irregular hexagonal or round dark brown tortoiseshell cracks like tortoiseshells, and the spots are reddish brown or black. Grayish-white spaced areas are narrowed to form a reticulated pattern, with separate and marginally dispersed spots on the abdomen; there are two dark brown bands on the chest that merge below the base of the pectoral fins to form a grayish-white area on the ventral side. The edges of the anal and caudal fins and the leading edge of the ventral fins have white linear stripes and wider black bands; the pectoral fins are darker in color with darker inconspicuous spots, and the Flowerhead Plum is suitable for water temperatures of 23-29 degrees Celsius.
14. Sesame Spot (Bruch's Grouper)
Bruch's Grouper head and body side consists of light brown, reddish-brown or purplish-gray, which is densely covered with orange-red, golden-yellow or yellow spots such as sesame seeds; dorsal fins and caudal fins are also with spots on the upper part of the caudal fins, and the bottom of the caudal fins is in dark color. The pectoral fins are covered with small black spots, and the caudal fin has a sharp white edge. Juveniles have seven inconspicuous dark bands, the first two on the neck and the last one on the caudal peduncle. The suitable growing water temperature for sesame spots is 24-30℃.
15.Thai star spot (spotted gill spiny perch)
Spotted gill spiny perch was imported from Thailand in the early days, that is, the star spot from Thailand, so it was named Thai star spot. Its appearance is similar to the eastern star-spot, but the body spots are obviously larger than the latter; head and gill cover and even have long stripes of spots easy to distinguish.
Thai star spot head and body and odd fins are red, orange or brown to gray-green, covered with blue black-edged dots; head has a small number of spots, the back half of the body and fins on the spot is finer, show the round and more; head and body abdomen without blue spots, pectoral fins at the bottom and axilla there is a blue spot; abdominal fins on the absence of blue dots, the fin membrane is dark brown to black; the caudal fin posterior edge of the white, close to the posterior edge of the black longitudinal bands. The water temperature is 25-32 degrees Celsius for the Thai Star Spot.
16. Seven-banded spot (seven-banded grouper)
Seven-banded spot is light brown to gray-brown, with 7-8 brown horizontal bands on the side of the body; the first head is lighter in color and not obvious, and generally only seven bands are seen, of which the sixth band is divided into two, and therefore it can be regarded as eight horizontal bands. The brown transverse bands on the side of the body have irregular white markings and are arranged with white transverse bands; each transverse band is not forked, and the white transverse bands **** 7 to 9. Each fin is dark brown with white margins, reflecting a light blue sheen in the light; the dorsal fin spines are interspersed with brown and white transverse bands, and the fin rays have three white spots extending from the white transverse bands. The seven-banded grouper survives in water temperatures ranging from 9-34℃, with suitable growing water temperatures of 11-30℃. It is mainly distributed in Japan, South Korea, China's Yellow Sea and East China Sea coastal shallow water area, is the grouper in the Yellow Sea distribution of species, can withstand the low temperature of 7-8 ℃, also known as "cold water grouper".
17.black grouper (striped sawfish)
The striped sawfish has neatly arranged pectinate scales all over its body, and its body surface is smoky gray, brown, or blue-black, with conspicuous rhombus-shaped white spots on its skin. Each fin is larger covered with stripes and white dotted patches of color, and the edges of the fins are dark or light green. Adult fish have obvious inverted "eight" emerald markings on the head and emerald stripes on both sides of the body. The black grouper grows fast, strong resistance, high meat rate, it is recorded that the individual length of 2m, weighing 176kg. its suitable water temperature is 5-30 ℃, the growth of the appropriate temperature 17-25 ℃.