Moon fish, round body, shining silver spots on the skin, when swimming in the sea, will give people a "bright moon in the sea" feeling.
Moon fish are 25 to 40 cm long and flattened in size, and are relatively rare in mainland waters, but in Japan and the United States, moon fish is relatively common because of its delicious fish, it is a delicacy on the table, known as "steak in the sea". Its meat is sold for more than 10 times more than salmon in the international market.
Moon fish is the first thermostatic fish found by humans in the ocean, its strong pectoralis muscle provides a lot of metabolic heat energy for the moon fish, unlike other fish, relying on the body axis swinging way of swimming, the moon fish's rapid swimming is achieved by continuous fanning of the pectoral fin like wings, and the driving pectoral fin fan is the dark red pectoral muscle that provides aerobic metabolism, it is like a strong motor, providing a strong power for the moon fish to swim.
Moonfish are extremely difficult to catch because they are isolated and ungrouped, and it is unrealistic not to catch commercially, and the moonfish that are generally caught are unexpected harvests.