Common Name: Aerolated Grouper Alternative Names: Spotted Grouper; Yellow Spotted Cod Scientific Name: Epinephelus Aerolatus Main Diagnostic Features: Head, body, and fins covered with numerous close-set brown, brownish yellow or greenish yellow spots. Posterior edge of caudal fin with a distinct white margin. Cooking Tips: Process type: Whole Round Size range: 300/500 gms; 500/1000 gms Packing in bulk / 10 / 15 kgs per box Method of Catch: LHP – Hand Lines & Pole Lines (Hand Operated) Fishing Zone: FAO 051
Common Name: Chocolate Grouper Alternative Names: Chocolate Hind; Brown Barred Grouper Scientific Name: Cephalopholis Boenak Main Diagnostic Features: Body brown, with 7 or 8 more or less distinct dark bars. Fins dark brown, with a pale blue line at corners of caudal fin. Cooking Tips: Process type: Whole Round Size range: 300/500 gms; 500/1000 gms Packing in bulk / 10 / 15 kgs per box Method of Catch: LHP – Hand Lines & Pole Lines (Hand Operated) Fishing Zone: FAO 051
Common Name: Cloudy Grouper Alternative Names: Cloudy Rock Cod Scientific Name: Epinephelus erythrurus Main Diagnostic Features: Body with white and brown patches that form many cloud like pattern. Cooking Tips: Process type: Whole Round Size range: 300/500 gms; 500/1000 gms Packing in bulk / 10 / 15 kgs per box Method of Catch: LHP – Hand Lines & Pole Lines (Hand Operated) Fishing Zone: FAO 051
Common Name: Dusky Tail Grouper Alternative Names: Spotted Grouper French Name: Mérou demideui Scientific Name: Epinephelus bleekeri Main Diagnostic Features: Dorsal fin and upper third of caudal fin with spots like those on body. Lower two-thirds of caudal fin dusky. Cooking Tips: Process type: Whole Round Size range: 300/500 gms; 500/1000 gms Packing in bulk / 10 / 15 kgs per box Method of Catch: LHP – Hand Lines & Pole Lines (Hand Operated) Fishing Zone: FAO 051
Common Name: Grey Grouper Alternative Names: Brown-lined reefcod, Mid-water rockcod, Mid-water grouper, Scientific Name: Epinephelus Undulosus Process type: Whole Round; Gilled & Gutted; Filets; Steaks; Portions Size range: 300/500 gms ; 500/2000 gms Packing in bulk / 10 / 15 / 25 kgs per box Method of Catch: LHP – Hand Lines & Pole Lines (Hand Operated) Fishing Zone: FAO 051
Common Name: Giant Grouper Scientific Name: Epinephelus quoyanus Main Diagnostic Features: Large, close-set, hexagonal to roundish, dark brown to blackish spots. Ventral edge of anal and caudal fins and leading edge of pelvic fins with white line and blackish submarginal band. Process type: Whole Round Size range: 300/500 gms; 500/1000 gms Packing in bulk / 10 / 15 kgs per box Method of Catch: LHP – Hand Lines & Pole Lines (Hand Operated) Fishing Zone: FAO 051
Common Name: Orange Spotted Grouper Alternative Names: Gold Spotted Roack Cod, Brown Spotted Grouper; Estuary Cod French Name: Mérou taches oranges Scientific Name: Epinephelus coioides Main Diagnostic Features: Numerous small brownish orange or reddish brown spots on head, body, and median fins. Body with 5 faint, irregular, oblique, dark bars. Caudal fin not dusky. Cooking Tips: Process type: Whole Round Size range: 300/500 gms; 500/1000 gms Packing in bulk / 10 / 15 kgs per box Method of Catch: LHP – Hand Lines & Pole Lines (Hand Operated) Fishing Zone: FAO 051
Common Name: Blue Line Grouper Alternative Names: Blue Lines Hind; Blue Lines Rock Cod Scientific Name: Cephalopholis Formosa Main Diagnostic Features: Colour generally brown or yellowish brown, with dark blue lines on head, body, and fins. Black spot between upper 2 opercular spines. Cooking Tips: Process type: Whole Round Size range: 300/500 gms; 500/1000 gms Packing in bulk / 10 / 15 kgs per box Method of Catch: LHP – Hand Lines & Pole Lines (Hand Operated) Fishing Zone: FAO 051
Common Name: Blue Spotted Grouper Alternative Names: Blue Spotted Hind Scientific Name: Cephalopholis cyanostigma Main Diagnostic Features: Blue ocelli on head, body, and basally on median fins. Cooking Tips: Process type: Whole Round Size range: 300/500 gms; 500/1000 gms Packing in bulk / 10 / 15 kgs per box Method of Catch: LHP – Hand Lines & Pole Lines (Hand Operated) Fishing Zone: FAO 051
Common Name: Coral Grouper French Name: Mérou corail Scientific Name: Epinephelus corallicola Main Diagnostic Features: Grey in colour, with well-separated black spots smaller than pupil on head, body and fins. 3 dusky to blackish blotches on body at base of rear half of dorsal fin. Dusky to blackish saddle spot on caudal peduncle Cooking Tips: Process type: Whole Round Size range: 300/500 gms; 500/1000 gms Packing in bulk / 10 / 15 kgs per box Method of Catch: LHP – Hand Lines & Pole Lines (Hand Operated) Fishing Zone: FAO 051
Common Name: Giant Grouper Scientific Name: Epinephelus tauvina Main Diagnostic Features: Covered with dull orange-red to dark brown spots; spots on head progressively smaller anteriorly. Large black blotch (or group of black spots) often visible at base of last 4 dorsal-fin spines and extending onto lower part of fin Process type: Whole Round Size range: 300/500 gms; 500/1000 gms Packing in bulk / 10 / 15 kgs per box Method of Catch: LHP – Hand Lines & Pole Lines (Hand Operated) Fishing Zone: FAO 051
Common Name: Red Grouper Alternative Names: Tomato Cod; Tomato Hind, Tomato Seabass, Tomato Grouper, Red Coral Cod, Tomato Rock Cod, Red Rock Cod, Tomato Sea Bass, Vieille Ananas Scientific Name: Cephalopholis sonnerati Process type: Whole Round; Gilled & Gutted Size range: 300/500 gms ; 500/2000 gms Packing in bulk / 10 / 15 / 25 kgs per box Method of Catch: LHP – Hand Lines & Pole Lines (Hand Operated) Fishing Zone: FAO 051
Common Name: Grouper Alternative Names: Spiny Cheek Grouper, Six-barred Reef Cod Scientific Name: Epinephelus diacanthus Process type: Whole Round; Gilled & Gutted Size range: 500/2000 gms Packing in bulk / 10 / 15 / 25 kgs per box Method of Catch: LHP – Hand Lines & Pole Lines (Hand Operated) Fishing Zone: FAO 051
