Definition

1. Noun:
   • Grouper: A type of large, heavy-bodied marine fish belonging to the family Serranidae, often found around coral reefs and rocky areas. It is a popular food fish in many cuisines.
   • Garrupa: An older or less common English name for the same type of fish.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ngư dân bắt được một con cá song rất lớn. (The fisherman caught a very large grouper.)
  • Món cá song hấp là đặc sản của vùng biển này. (Steamed grouper is a specialty of this coastal region.)
  • Trong tiếng Anh, cá song còn có thể được gọi là garrupa. (In English, cá song can also be called garrupa.)

Advanced Usage

• "cá song mỡ": Often refers to the greasy grouper (), a specific, common species.
  • Thịt cá song mỡ rất ngon và bổ dưỡng. (The meat of the greasy grouper is very delicious and nutritious.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cá mú: This is a more common, general Vietnamese term for grouper. Cá song and cá mú are often used interchangeably, though cá song may sometimes refer to specific varieties.
• Mérou (French): The common French term for this fish.
• Epinephelinae: The scientific subfamily name for groupers.

Synonyms

• Grouper: The most common and standard English equivalent.
• Sea bass (broadly): Groupers belong to the same family (Serranidae) as sea bass, so this term is sometimes used in a general sense, though it is less precise.

Related Phrases

• Đánh bắt cá song: to fish for grouper.
  • Nghề đánh bắt cá song đem lại thu nhập chính cho người dân đảo. (The grouper fishing industry provides the main income for the islanders.)
• Lồng nuôi cá song: grouper aquaculture cage.
  • Họ phát triển mô hình lồng nuôi cá song ngoài khơi. (They developed an offshore grouper aquaculture cage model.)

1. Garrupa