While I’ve had haruan (snakehead) porridge before, which is a very popular dish for the Chinese, I’ve never ever had haruan sashimi in my life till recently. I have said it many times that my in-law is a great cook – even though she wasn’t too impressed with the size of the striped haruan, saying […]
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Squaretail Rock Cod/Grouper, Areolated Grouper, Yellow-Spotted Rock Cod/Grouper Kerapu Ekor Puteh Epinephelus Areolatus Distribution Western Indian Ocean, Eastern Indian Ocean & Western Central Pacific, Eastwards to Malaysia, Thailand, Phillipines, Southern Japan and Australia. Biology & fishery Inhabits coral reefs. A carnivorous fish that feeds on fishes and bottom living crustaceans. Common size caught 30cm but
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Tripletail Wrasse, Triple Tail Maori Wrasse Bayan, Bechok, Batu, Nuri, Teterap, Lingkar Karang, Beberat, Bayan-Bayan The Tripletail Wrasse (Cheilinus Trilobatus) is a hard-hitting, powerful fast fighter that never gives up. Grows up to 45 cm. Can be caught bait-fishing at the bottom with live Scrimp, Crab. Distribution Found fron the East Coast of Africa, Northeast to the
Barred-Cheek Coral Trout, Spotted Coral Trout Kerapu, Senderong Horizontal elongated spots to the head distinguish the Barred-Cheek Coral Trout (Plectropomus maculatus) species from common Coral Trout and Chinese Footballer. Distribution Western Indian Ocean, East Coast of Africa, Northward to the Red Sea, Eastward to the Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Central Pacific, Japan, Australia and
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Considered to be excellent eating and among the best eating reef fish species. With a reputation as such, it is hard to resist having one for lunch. The last time I had one was more than a decade or so ago. We don’t take home fish like this often and when we do, good things
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