WhiteGrouper
T
he title could not be more appropriate for one of the most
impolitic fish of Greek and not only waters. The white
grouper or scientifically, Epinephelus aeneus. Member of
the large Seranidae family, the white grouper is characterized
by the beige colored wire-like body that is interrupted by
darker vertical lines. It has a fairly large head and a round
Giannis Giannopoulos but powerful tail that is responsible in part for its amazing
reactions. It is mostly found in the west coasts of Africa and
also in the Southern Mediterranean while a few years ago there
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was a great increase in their population in central Greece and
the Cyclades islands. It prefers moving on sandy sea floors
consisting of argil and mud. It feeds mainly on smaller fish,
cephalopods and shell-fish something that is responsible for
it white flesh and excellent taste. Its size is also impressing
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since it can reach 30kg of weight with the most usual size being
around 60cm in length. But let’s finish up with the scientific
article:
data and see what it means to hunt such a fish. Its character
is very similar to the way one should hunt the white grouper.
There are no clear rules or advice that can guarantee results.
One move that was successful against one fish can be a total
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failure against another. That is actually what makes this fish so
interesting.
In the den
Fishing inside the caves usually guarantees good results,
something that doesn’t really apply for the white grouper.
Choosing to live mostly over sandy or muddy areas, difficulty
lies in locating the den chosen by the fish and in the cloud of
sand it will rise when rushing in the interior. This actually, is used
as a mean of defense by some fish. By moving constantly its tail
and dorsal fins, a white grouper can easily maintain this cloud
of fog protecting its self from the spearo. Also, as a “mentally
ill” character, at any point, it can charge out of the den only to
make a large circle and “nail” itself back inside. It is not rare
for the hunter to be trying to locate the fish in the mist, while
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