Hong Kong grouper
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Hong Kong groupers mature as females, and some become males under certain conditions.
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Hong Kong groupers mature as females, and some become males under certain conditions.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Hong Kong grouper
- Scientific name
- Epinephelus akaara
- Japanese name
- キジハタ
- Group
- Ocean animals
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Serranidae
- Genus
- Epinephelus
Where the name “Hong Kong grouper” comes from
In Kurobe, they are called yamadori because they appear and disappear suddenly.
黒部市It lives from the coasts of Japan to Korea, Taiwan and the coast of China, and is fairly common in the Sea of Japan and the Seto Inland Sea.
How the Hong Kong grouper lives
They are active at night. In Toyama Bay, they swim into the shallows when waves called yorimawari-nami arrive.
黒部市Basic data
- Range
- The Tsugaru Strait, the Sea of Japan and East China Sea coasts of southern Kyushu, the Seto Inland Sea, and elsewhere
Where the Hong Kong grouper has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- キジハタ
- 简体中文
- 赤点石斑鱼
- 繁體中文
- 赤點石斑魚
- 한국어
- 붉바리
- Português (Brasil)
- Garoupa-de-Hong-Kong
- العربية
- هامور هونغ كونغ
- Tiếng Việt
- Cá mú chấm đỏ
- Русский
- Групер-акаара
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 鳥羽水族館 — キジハタChecked: 2026-11-04
- Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department — Hong Kong GrouperChecked: 2026-11-07
- 黒部市 — キジハタChecked: 2026-11-07
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
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