Malabar region Chittur taluks) and some parts of Thrissur (Chavakkad Taluk). The administrative headquarters was at Calicut (Kozhikode). With India's independence, Madras presidency became Madras State, which was divided along linguistic lines on 1 November 1956, whereupon Kasaragod region was merged with the Malabar immediately to the north and the state of Travancore-Cochin to the south to form the state of Kerala. Prior to that, Kasaragod was a part of South Canara district of Madras Presidency. The Malabar rainforests include these ecoregions recognized by biogeographers: The Monsooned Malabar coffee bean comes from this area. Malabar region Malabar region refers to the historic
Malabar grouper spots. The tail fin is rounded. "Epinephelus malabaricus" is a protogynous hermaphrodite, as these fishes at some point in their lifespan change sex from female to male. Malabar grouper are voracious predators, they feed on fish, crustaceans, and occasionally, cephalopods. As most fish, the Malabar grouper harbours a variety of parasites, including the diplectanid monogeneans "Pseudorhabdosynochus manifestus", "P. maaensis", "P. malabaricus", "P. manipulus", "P. marcellus", and "P. maternus". Malabar groupers are harvested for food, sport, and commercially; some are grown in aquaculture. Malabar grouper The Malabar grouper or greasy grouper, "Epinephelus malabaricus", is a species of marine fish in the