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Re: Giant Grouper

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Where are these fish found and what is their maximum size?
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This fish is not native to our waters, their presence is contributed by escapees from fish farms up at the north and perhaps released by religious groups. These are one of the biggest species in the grouper family, they can grow as big as a few hundred kilograms.

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Where did angel fishing take those photos then?
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I believe it was taken from a floating fish farm near Ubin.

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Anyone caught this is sg before?

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marina cruise centre got these... i saw a post where someone caught this there
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Re: Giant Grouper

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Wa ho seh liao shud go there one day HAHAHHAA

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Re: Giant Grouper

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Ichibongs wrote:
Fri Sep 01, 2017 5:00 pm
Wa ho seh liao shud go there one day HAHAHHAA
be careful, i think mcc certain spot is illegal to fish nowadays... :)

P.S: i saw this video online by a local fisherman... not sure if its the same type of fish, but it sure is cute... :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YS9dTNsrxRc
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Re: Giant Grouper

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Commando_YR_Chin wrote:
Fri Sep 08, 2017 10:38 pm
P.S: i saw this video online by a local fisherman... not sure if its the same type of fish, but it sure is cute... :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YS9dTNsrxRc
That one is supposedly a hybrid between giant grouper and tiger grouper, bred commercially. These escapees made way into Ubin waters and are getting more common recently.

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oh thanks!
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Re: Giant Grouper

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Peace wrote:
Sat Sep 09, 2017 7:41 pm
Commando_YR_Chin wrote:
Fri Sep 08, 2017 10:38 pm
P.S: i saw this video online by a local fisherman... not sure if its the same type of fish, but it sure is cute... :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YS9dTNsrxRc
That one is supposedly a hybrid between giant grouper and tiger grouper, bred commercially. These escapees made way into Ubin waters and are getting more common recently.
I believe those are called Sabah Grouper in English or Long Fu Pan in Mandarin.

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The first and second link refers to different species. The latter is probably native while the former is a cross mating between a Tiger Grouper and a Giant Grouper. They don't occur naturally but are bred as such to get the good(for farming!) attributes of both species.

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Re: Giant Grouper

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So are they native or not

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