{"id":4807,"date":"2024-04-05T07:18:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T22:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/?post_type=jetpack-portfolio&p=4807"},"modified":"2025-10-24T15:18:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T06:18:32","slug":"malabar-grouper-yaitohata","status":"publish","type":"jetpack-portfolio","link":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/malabar-grouper-yaitohata\/","title":{"rendered":"Malabar grouper (Yaitohata)"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"A

The appearance of Malabar grouper (Yaitohata)<\/p><\/div>\n

Common name: Malabar grouper, Blackspot rockcod, Estuary rockcod, Giant rock cod, Greasy grouper, Malabar rockcod, Morgan’s cod Speckled grouper<\/span><\/p>\n

Japanese name: Yaitohata<\/span> (\u7078\u7fbd\u592a)<\/span><\/p>\n

Taiwan common name: \u746a\u62c9\u5df4\u77f3\u6591\u9b5a\u3001\u99ac\u62c9\u5df4\u3001\u77f3\u6591\u3001\u571f\u6591\u3001\u904e\u9b5a\u3001\u4f86\u8c93\u3001\u53b2\u9ebb\u3001\u864e\u9ebb\u3001\u9752\u6591\u3001\u9ed1\u9ede\u3001\u9c78\u9b5a\u9ebb\u3001\u53b2\u9ebb\u9c60<\/span><\/p>\n

Chinese common name: \u739b\u62c9\u5df4\u77f3\u6591\u9c7c<\/span><\/p>\n

Scientific name: Epinephelus malabaricus (Bloch and Schneider,1801)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"A

The appearance of Malabar grouper (Yaitohata) nigiri sushi<\/p><\/div>\n

Nigiri sushi detail: Malabar grouper (Yaitohata) Nigiri sushi<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Characteristics:<\/span><\/p>\n

Malabar grouper (Yaitohata) is distributed in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean, south of Wakayama Prefecture. It inhabits shallow reef areas such as inner bays. The body length is 70~80 cm, reaching up to 1 m. The body is rather long and laterally flattened. As a juvenile, it has five dark brown stripes running horizontally, interspersed with small blackish brown spots. As they mature, the horizontal bands become indistinct, the spots become smaller, and their number increases.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yaitohata and giant grouper (Tamakai) are often confused with longtooth grouper (Kue) among anglers. Although inferior to Kue, it is rich in collagen and the white meat is light with an exquisite mildness and sweetness. In Okinawa, it is a high-end fish called Mibai, and is used in a variety of dishes such as sashimi, fish soup, and simmered dishes because of its flavor.<\/span><\/p>\n

Share this article<\/p>\n

<\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div>
<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Common name: Malabar grouper, Blackspot rockcod, Estuary rockcod, Giant rock cod, Greasy grouper, Malabar rockcod, Morgan’s cod Speckled grouper Japanese name: Yaitohata (\u7078\u7fbd\u592a) Taiwan common name: \u746a\u62c9\u5df4\u77f3\u6591\u9b5a\u3001\u99ac\u62c9\u5df4\u3001\u77f3\u6591\u3001\u571f\u6591\u3001\u904e\u9b5a\u3001\u4f86\u8c93\u3001\u53b2\u9ebb\u3001\u864e\u9ebb\u3001\u9752\u6591\u3001\u9ed1\u9ede\u3001\u9c78\u9b5a\u9ebb\u3001\u53b2\u9ebb\u9c60 Chinese common name: \u739b\u62c9\u5df4\u77f3\u6591\u9c7c Scientific name: Epinephelus malabaricus (Bloch and Schneider,1801) Nigiri sushi detail: Malabar grouper (Yaitohata) Nigiri sushi Characteristics: Malabar grouper (Yaitohata) is distributed in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean, south of Wakayama Prefecture. It inhabits shallow reef areas such as inner bays. The body length is 70~80 cm, reaching up to 1 m. The body is rather long and laterally flattened. As a juvenile, it has five dark brown stripes running horizontally, interspersed with small blackish brown spots. As they mature, the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4806,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"jetpack-portfolio-type":[166],"jetpack-portfolio-tag":[19],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jetpack-portfolio\/4807"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jetpack-portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/jetpack-portfolio"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4807"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jetpack-portfolio\/4807\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8017,"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jetpack-portfolio\/4807\/revisions\/8017"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jetpack-portfolio-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jetpack-portfolio-type?post=4807"},{"taxonomy":"jetpack-portfolio-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jetpack-portfolio-tag?post=4807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}