Scientific name
Epinephelus coioides
Also known as
Orange spotted grouper, Hammour
Main origins
Oman, India, Vietnam, Indonesia
Availability
Most of the year
Overview
About hamour
Orange spotted grouper lives on coastal reefs and in brackish and mangrove waters across the Indian Ocean and western Pacific. It has firm, white flesh with large flakes and a clean flavour.
Hamour is the most popular fish in the UAE. Local stocks are heavily overfished, so most of the region’s supply is now imported: fresh from Oman, Yemen, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and India, and frozen or farmed from India, Vietnam, Indonesia, Taiwan and China.
Key points
- Wild caught and farmed
- Fresh and frozen
- Whole, gutted, fillets and steaks
- Species stated in every contract
Origins
Where it comes from
Oman and Yemen
Chilled wild hamour supplied by road and air to the UAE and the wider Gulf.
India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
Wild caught hamour, available fresh and frozen.
Vietnam, Indonesia and Taiwan
Farmed grouper, available all year round.
Available origins vary through the year. Contact us for current availability.
Specifications
Available formats
| Product forms | Whole round, head on gutted, gutted gilled and scaled (GGS), fillets (skin on or skinless), steaks |
| Whole fish sizes (g per piece) | 100/200, 200/300, 300/500, 500/700, 700/1000, 1000 up |
| Fresh Gulf trade | Typically 1 to 5 kg per fish |
| Freezing | IQF, individually wrapped (IWP) or block frozen |
| Packing | 10 kg cartons for frozen. Fresh fish on ice in insulated boxes |
| Availability | Largely all year. Farmed supply year round |
| Certifications | HACCP, EU and US FDA approved plants, Halal |
In the trade, hamour and grouper can cover several Epinephelus species. We recommend stating the exact species in every contract. Specifications are typical for the trade and vary by origin and supplier. We source to your exact requirements.
Interested in hamour?
Send us your specification, volumes and destination and we will come back to you with suitable offers.