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To: nickcarraway

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_grouper

The giant grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus), also known as the brindlebass, brown spotted cod, or bumblebee grouper, and as the Queensland groper in Australia, is the largest bony fish found in coral reefs, and the aquatic emblem of Queensland, Australia. It is found from near the surface to depths of 100 m (330 ft) at reefs throughout the Indo-Pacific region, with the exception of the Persian Gulf. It also enters estuaries.[2] It reaches up to 2.7 m (8.9 ft) in length and 400 kg (880 lb) in weight;[2] there are unconfirmed reports of it growing much bigger, up to 3.05 m (10.0 ft) and 598 kg (1,320 lb). Giant groupers feed on a variety of marine life, including small sharks and juvenile sea turtles. Due to overfishing, this species has declined drastically in many regions, and it is now considered Vulnerable by the IUCN.[1]

This giant fish is similar to the Malabar grouper, and its colour changes with age. The giant grouper has a large mouth and a rounded tail. Juveniles have irregular black and yellow markings, while adults are green-grey to grey-brown with faint mottling, with numerous small black spots on the fins.

The first fish to undergo chemotherapy was Bubba, a giant grouper at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, USA.[3]


14 posted on 01/20/2014 7:49:12 PM PST by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; me = independent conservative)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

My Father won the prize for the largest fish when he went out on a party boat from Panama City, FL. It was a grouper.

I am not sure how large it was but he used a hatchet to clean and prepare it. This would have been 1951 as I was four and cut my arm on the hatchet.


18 posted on 01/20/2014 7:56:44 PM PST by yarddog (Romans 8: verses 38 and 39. "For I am persuaded".)
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To: Jack Hydrazine
Before the days of politcal correctness, it was also known as the 'jew fish'!

In the context of a Saudi womens request, it is quite funny.

22 posted on 01/20/2014 8:03:28 PM PST by sjmjax (Politicans are much like bananas. They start off green, turn yellow then rot.)
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