Mandarin fish, also known as osmanthus fish, is a genus of mandarin in the family Bassidae. The body is tall and flattened, with a raised back. The mouth is large, and the lower jaw is significantly longer than the upper jaw. Mandarin fish are fat and thick; the gill cap has two flattened spines, round scales, at the back of the gill cap

Mandarin fish, also known as osmanthus fish, is a genus of mandarin in the family Bassidae. The body is tall and flattened, with a raised back. The mouth is large, and the lower jaw is significantly longer than the upper jaw. Mandarin fish are thick in body ; the gill cap has two flattened spines at the back of the gill cap , with small round scales , a long dorsal fin , a yellowish-green body and a yellowish-white abdomen.

Mandarin fish is a common fish species in Chinese paintings, "mandarin" and "expensive" are harmonious, so mandarin fish has the meaning of wealth and wealth. Mandarin fish not only means wealth, but also because it is a carnivorous fish in domestic freshwater fish, it only eats live fish, and is the king of the aquarium, so it also symbolizes status and power.

Mandarin fish has always been loved by people, and many literati and inkers have put praise into their pens, the most famous being Zhang Zhihe and "Egret flying in front of Xisai Mountain, peach blossom flowing water mandarin fish fat." " verse.