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石斑魚

简石斑鱼 · 繁石斑魚

Mandarin · pinyin shí bān yú

grouper (Portuguese: garoupa)
also called 鮨
Epinephelinae (subfamily of Serranidae, fish family including grouper)

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石: shí · stone, rock, mineral; Kangxi radical 112
斑: bān · mottled, striped, freckle
魚: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
鱼: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195

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2–1–2 · shi2 ban1 yu2

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noun

grouper (of the family Epinephelinae)

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