Mediterranean Scorpion Fish with Moscatel

[HistoricFoodie]

Aha! You're thinking of tilapia. Very popular in the US because it's so mild.

Triggerfish are found worldwide, as far as I know. There are several members of the family. The one I'm talking about is the Queen Triggerfish, found in the Atlantic, with a range from North Carolina to Brazil.

They're called triggerfish because when they raise their dorsal fin the first spine locks in place. If you touch the second spine like a trigger, however, it releases the locking action.

The Queen Triggerfish is found primarily on, and near, reefs, where it dines on barnacles, which is what gives it its sweet flavor.

[Margi Cintrano]

@ Historic Foodie,

Yes, that is it ... thanx alot ...

Is this an Atlantic variety or a Pacific or Caribe ?

Appreciate.

Margi.

[HistoricFoodie]

You mean the tilapia?

It's actually a chiclid, which most people think of as aquarium fish. They are found worldwide, with about 22 species, ranging in size from mere ounces to about five pounds.

I believe (but don't know for sure) that the commercial tilapia sold in America is farm raised.

[Margi Cintrano]

Thanks for all your info. Appreciate it very much.

It is unusual, however, it is a Latin root name, and thus, is same in Italian, Spanish, French and Portuguese.

Margi.