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Giant Grouper

Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 4:30 pm
by Peace

Re: Giant Grouper

Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2016 6:03 pm
by cooler
Where are these fish found and what is their maximum size?

Re: Giant Grouper

Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2016 8:22 pm
by Peace
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.

Re: Giant Grouper

Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2016 1:09 pm
by cooler
Where did angel fishing take those photos then?

Re: Giant Grouper

Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2016 9:17 pm
by Peace
I believe it was taken from a floating fish farm near Ubin.

Re: Giant Grouper

Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2017 10:42 pm
by Ichibongs
Anyone caught this is sg before?

Re: Giant Grouper

Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2017 5:36 pm
by Commando_YR_Chin
marina cruise centre got these... i saw a post where someone caught this there

Re: Giant Grouper

Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 5:00 pm
by Ichibongs
Wa ho seh liao shud go there one day HAHAHHAA

Re: Giant Grouper

Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2017 10:38 pm
by Commando_YR_Chin
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

Re: Giant Grouper

Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2017 7:41 pm
by Peace
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.

Re: Giant Grouper

Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2017 10:19 pm
by Commando_YR_Chin
oh thanks!

Re: Giant Grouper

Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2018 2:40 pm
by Allen.89
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.

Re: Giant Grouper

Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2022 4:41 pm
by ABCDabc141

Re: Giant Grouper

Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2022 6:05 pm
by Peace
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.

Re: Giant Grouper

Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2022 6:39 pm
by ABCDabc141
So are they native or not