{"id":5043,"date":"2024-04-27T07:43:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T22:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/?post_type=jetpack-portfolio&p=5043"},"modified":"2025-10-27T12:25:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T03:25:29","slug":"giant-grouper-tamakai","status":"publish","type":"jetpack-portfolio","link":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/giant-grouper-tamakai\/","title":{"rendered":"Giant grouper (Tamakai)"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"A

The appearance of Giant grouper (Tamakai)<\/p><\/div>\n

Common name: Giant grouper, Banded rockcod, Brindle bass, Brindle grouper, Coral cod, Dragon grouper, Mottled-brown sea bass, Queensland grouper, Queensland groper<\/span><\/p>\n

Japanese name: Tamakai<\/span> (\u9b42\u4ea4)<\/span><\/p>\n

Taiwan common name: \u978d\u5e36\u77f3\u6591\u9b5a\u3001\u9f8d\u81bd\u77f3\u6591\u3001\u904e\u9b5a\u3001\u69cd\u982d\u77f3\u6591\u9b5a\u3001\u5012\u541e\u9c5f\u3001\u9d1b\u9d26\u9c60\u3001\u9f8d\u8e89 (\u9999\u6e2f)<\/span><\/p>\n

Chinese common name: \u978d\u5e26\u77f3\u6591\u9c7c<\/span><\/p>\n

French common name: Loche g\u00e9ante, M\u00e9rou g\u00e9ant, M\u00e9rou lanc\u00e9ol\u00e9<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Spanish common name: Mero lanceolado<\/span><\/p>\n

Scientific name: Epinephelus lanceolatus (Bloch, 1790)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Nigiri sushi detail: Giant grouper (Tamakai) Nigiri sushi<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Giant grouper (Tamakai) is distributed on Hachijojima Island, south of<\/span> Wakayama Prefecture in the Pacific Ocean, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Kagoshima Prefecture, Okinawa Islands, Ogasawara Islands, Taiwan, South China Sea, Indo-Pacific waters, Red Sea, and Hawaiian Islands. It inhabits rocky reefs and coral reef areas. Maximum body length exceeds 2 meters. The body color is grayish brown to dark with yellow and black spots. This is evident in juveniles, but becomes indistinct as it grows.<\/span><\/p>\n

The fish is quite resilient and has a good balance of flavor and sweetness, making it a high quality fish. Larger sizes are rarely caught, and aquaculture is flourishing in Okinawa, Taiwan, and elsewhere. Its mild taste allows it to be enjoyed in a variety of cooking methods, and it can be made into soup, nabe, grilled, sashimi, deep-fried, and other dishes.<\/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: Giant grouper, Banded rockcod, Brindle bass, Brindle grouper, Coral cod, Dragon grouper, Mottled-brown sea bass, Queensland grouper, Queensland groper Japanese name: Tamakai (\u9b42\u4ea4) Taiwan common name: \u978d\u5e36\u77f3\u6591\u9b5a\u3001\u9f8d\u81bd\u77f3\u6591\u3001\u904e\u9b5a\u3001\u69cd\u982d\u77f3\u6591\u9b5a\u3001\u5012\u541e\u9c5f\u3001\u9d1b\u9d26\u9c60\u3001\u9f8d\u8e89 (\u9999\u6e2f) Chinese common name: \u978d\u5e26\u77f3\u6591\u9c7c French common name: Loche g\u00e9ante, M\u00e9rou g\u00e9ant, M\u00e9rou lanc\u00e9ol\u00e9 Spanish common name: Mero lanceolado Scientific name: Epinephelus lanceolatus (Bloch, 1790) Nigiri sushi detail: Giant grouper (Tamakai) Nigiri sushi Characteristics: Giant grouper (Tamakai) is distributed on Hachijojima Island, south of Wakayama Prefecture in the Pacific Ocean, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Kagoshima Prefecture, Okinawa Islands, Ogasawara Islands, Taiwan, South China Sea, Indo-Pacific waters, Red Sea, and Hawaiian Islands. It inhabits rocky reefs and coral reef areas. Maximum body length exceeds…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5110,"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\/5043"}],"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=5043"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jetpack-portfolio\/5043\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8045,"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jetpack-portfolio\/5043\/revisions\/8045"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jetpack-portfolio-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jetpack-portfolio-type?post=5043"},{"taxonomy":"jetpack-portfolio-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sushiuniversity.jp\/basicknowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jetpack-portfolio-tag?post=5043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}