Fish species in Japan

Hong Kong grouper

キジハタ · kijihata
Epinephelus akaara

A warm-water grouper that dives back into cover after a take. Plan the first few seconds of the fight before casting.

Habitat and season

Rocky coastal ground and reef margins.

Months are a broad guide, not a current catch forecast. Region, water temperature and local closures can change the season.

Soft plastics explore rocky edges and gaps for ambush-feeding fish. Contact with bottom should be brief enough to avoid lodging the rig.

Short hook branches above a sinker keep bait near bottom while separating it from the seabed.

Greater amberjack · Red seabream · Areolate grouper

Blackthroat seaperch · Japanese horse mackerel · Red seabream

Japanese horse mackerel · Red seabream · Hong Kong grouper

Red seabream · Hong Kong grouper · Marbled rockfish

Detailed recipes for this species are currently in Japanese. Open the Japanese cooking guide →

Detailed Japanese species notes

黄褐色の地に橙色から赤褐色の丸い斑点が散り、大きな口で餌を吸い込むハタです。

背びれの棘に注意。根魚は地域の体長制限を確認し、小型魚を必要以上に持ち帰らない。