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Yellow Spotted Rock Cod (Epinephelus areolatus) Photographs and Information
| Scientific Name |
Epinephelus areolatus |
| Location |
Western Pacific, coral reefs |
| Season |
All year round |
| Size |
To 35 cm |
| Australian Species Code |
37 311901 |
| Taste, Texture |
sweet to mild flavour, soft to firm flakes. |
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Information about Yellow Spotted Rock Cod (Epinephelus areolatus):
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Rock cod inhabit tropical and subtropical waters. Yellow
spotted Rock Cod are distributed from East Africa and the Red Sea to the western Pacific
and from southern Japan to Australia. They are found in water depth ranging from 6 to 200
metres on coral reefs and rocky outcrops and in shallower water over silty sand and
seagrass beds.
Yellow spotted Rock Cod are carnivores and feed mainly on fishes, prawns and crabs.
Rock-cod are a commercial catch in Australia, though are generally not a targeted
species, usually being the by-catch of Lethrinidae fisheries. They are caught using
demersal otter trawling, traps, droplines and handlines.
Recreational fisherman target rock-cods in inshore areas. Methods of fishing include
lures live or cut baits, jigs and deep running trolling lures and heavy handlines.
Raw fillet of rock cod is white. When cooked the flesh has large soft to firm flakes
and a low fat content. The flavour is sweet to mild and has a fishy flavour. It is usually
sold as fillets or cutlets, though smaller fish are often sold whole.
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Colour of raw
fillet: |
White. |
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Texture: |
Large soft to firm flakes. |
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Fat Content: |
Low. |
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Flavour: |
Sweet to mild, fishy flavour. |
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