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7 Types of Grouper Fish that Can Be Cultivated, Recognize Their Physical Characteristics

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Kapanlagi.com - Grouper fish is one type of fish that is widely sought after for consumption. This is because it offers various health benefits and a unique taste that many people enjoy. This type of fish, which inhabits shallow waters, is classified as a predatory fish because it has sharp teeth and a wide mouth cavity. Grouper fish also has many benefits. In fact, its nutritional content is not inferior to salmon. Grouper fish contains omega 3, zinc, magnesium, phosphorus, and high saturated fat. It is good for people with heart problems and helps maintain body posture for those who are on a diet.

Although grouper fish is considered expensive, it has various health benefits for the body. That is why this type of fish is an alternative as a widely cultivated fish. In addition, cultivating grouper fish brings benefits as a source of livelihood. Now, here are several types of grouper fish that are widely cultivated. What are they? Let's find out in the following discussion.

1. Grouper Fish Batik

The type of grouper fish that is widely cultivated is the batik grouper. It is known that this type of grouper has high economic value and is abundant in island waters, especially in atol waters. Batik grouper is a type of grouper fish that has a high selling price and has a delicious taste. That is why many people eventually cultivate this batik fish.

The physical characteristics of this type of grouper are pale brown color that is found on its body to its fins. Although it is a potential type of grouper for cultivation, its drawback is that it takes a long time to harvest, around 8 months.

2. Tiger Grouper

Next, the type of grouper fish that can be cultivated is the tiger grouper. It is known that this grouper fish originates from Indonesia and is distributed in almost all Indonesian waters. This grouper has a physical shape like a leopard, with a combination of black and yellow patterns. Shiny scales and striped patterns are also the characteristics of this tiger grouper fish.

Tiger grouper fish is also a type of fish that has a high selling price and is widely traded in the market. Generally, the size of this grouper fish is approximately 15-25 cm.

3. Grouper Fish

One type of grouper fish that is widely cultivated until now is the mud grouper. As the name suggests, this fish is called mud grouper because it lives in muddy areas. However, the meat quality of this grouper species is very good. It is known that the potential for the spread of mud grouper is quite large, as it is very easy to cultivate.

This mud grouper has been cultivated in the Riau Islands and North Sumatra regions, such as Nias Regency, Central Tapanuli, Sibolga, Langkat, Deli Serdang, and Medan. The maximum length of mud grouper can reach over 1 meter with a weight of 30-40kg. Although it is easy to cultivate, the selling price of mud grouper is relatively high.

4. Rat Grouper

As the name suggests, the rat grouper is quite similar to a rat in terms of its face. Not only in Indonesia, this grouper species is also found in Australia and Indonesia. It can be said that the price offered for rat grouper is quite expensive. This is because rat grouper has the most delicious meat compared to other grouper species.

5. Grouper Sunuk

Sunuk grouper is also commonly known as red grouper. This fish has red skin color with dark blue spots on the edges. This type of grouper is known to be quite rare, as it is difficult to find and there are not many sunuk grouper breeders. As a result, this fish has a very high price. Of course, the selling price offered is balanced with the delicious taste of sunuk grouper meat.

6. Cantang Grouper

Cantang grouper is one of the unique types of grouper due to its shape and body color. Cantang grouper is evidence of innovation that crossbreeding between tiger grouper and kertang grouper can produce a new type of grouper.

The characteristics of this grouper are having a distinctive dark brown skin color with cross lines pattern all over its body. The characteristic part of this grouper is also found in the mouth of the grouper, which has two rows of teeth and additional sharp teeth at the end of each tooth.

7. Types of Grouper Fish from Estuaries

Next, the type of grouper fish that is cultivated is the estuary grouper. This type of grouper is also easily found and consumed because of its fairly good meat quality. There are physical characteristics of the estuary grouper, which has a brown skin color and usually lives in shallow seas or mangrove areas. The estuary grouper has the Latin name Epinephelus Coioides with a maximum size of up to 1 meter.

Those are some types of grouper fish that are often cultivated. Hopefully, it will increase your knowledge.

(kpl/dtm)

Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.
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