Common name | Yau-paan |
Language | Cantonese |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | Hong Kong |
Locality | |
Ref. | Heemstra, P.C. and J.E. Randall, 1993 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | |
1st modifier | |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | 'Yau', i.e., greasy, alluding to the excessive mucus secreted by this species; 'paan', i.e., grouper. |