In the wild waters, there are many fish that look very similar, and it is possible that they all belong to the same category and are close relatives. Yellowtail is a very common fish on the market, golden in color, scaleless, very easy to identify. However, there is also a kind of "oxtail fish" in the river, but it is often mistaken for a yellowtail.
Oxtails are also golden, smooth and scaleless, especially those that are relatively small and look particularly similar to yellowtails. However, the difference can be seen in the oxtail fish of more than 1 pound, because its tail is particularly long, which is more long than the tail of the yellowtail.
In fact, the yellowtail and the bulltail are indeed closely related, and they belong to the same family of crucians, so it is not surprising that they look similar. The oxtail fish is a folk name, in addition to this name, there are also Jianghuang and stone slats that also refer to it. Oxtail fish is very common in the north of China, in the Heilongjiang river is more abundant, in addition, in the Yellow River, Yangtze River, Taihu Lake and other waters are also distributed.
The oxtail fish that grows in different places have slightly different shapes and colors, some have spots on the surface of the body, and some are golden throughout, except for the difference in color, there is little difference in other aspects.
In general, yellowtails are rarely particularly large, whether wild or farmed, and they are not very large. The oxtail fish can grow to 1 meter long, the weight can reach 6 pounds, of course, this is in the wild environment can grow so big, the general artificial breeding of ox tail fish, the weight of about 1 pound can go out of the pond.
Oxtail fish is a very popular fish for anglers, and can be fished from spring onwards, and in the summer, when oxtail fish are very active, if you are lucky, you can quickly catch a bucket. But now large cow tails are rare, mostly calf tail fish with a few or two weights, and the environment is not as good as before.
The taste of the oxtail fish is quite good, especially the stew soup is delicious, and it is no less popular in the market than the yellowtail. There are many people in the country who breed cattle tail fish, the price of farmed products can not be compared with the wild, but it is also OK, the price of ox tail fish below 1 kg can reach 15 yuan a catty, and the price of large ox tail fish above 1 kg is expensive, and it can be sold to 20-30 yuan per catty.
Wild oxtail fish is more expensive, and some places can even sell for a hundred yuan a catty, but now people are not encouraged to eat wild animals, although aquatic products are not among them, but it is safer to choose farmed products.
The breeding of oxtail fish is relatively easy, its diseases and insect pests are not much, it can be farmed in the pond, and its growth rate is still quite fast, breeding for more than 1 year can be fished, the longer the time of breeding, the larger the size, the more expensive the price. In the market, the acceptance of the oxtail fish is higher, especially in the northern region, where residents prefer to eat this fish, while the southern region prefers yellowtail. In general, the prospects for the cultivation of oxtail fish are still good, and they are now widely farmed.
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