Hong Kong grouper [SEP] parent taxon
Hong Kong grouper
The Hong Kong grouper ("Epinephelus akaara") is a species of fish in the family Serranidae. It is found in China, Japan, North Korea, Taiwan, and possibly Vietnam. Its natural habitats are shallow seas and coral reefs.
As other fish, the Hong Kong grouper harbours parasites, including, among others, the diplectanid monogenean "Pseudorhabdosynochus satyui", parasitic on the gills. 
Sources.
- Cornish, A. 2003. Epinephelus akaara. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened
nations have promoted aquaculture in the hopes of producing a more sustainable grouper yield. Hong Kong is the primary producer of areolate grouper raised by aquaculture, and about 155 metric tons were produced in 2004. Full-cycle culture of most grouper species, including the areolate grouper, is not yet possible, although several important advances have been made in recent years. For this reason, about two-thirds of all grouper culture, including culture of "E. areolatus"
, involves the capture of wild grouper eggs which are then