Banded fish belong to the teleost fish family of the subphylum chordata subphylla vertebrates. Also known as knife fish, nepotism, fat belt, oil belt, tooth belt fish, etc., sexual fierce. Qingdao and Rizhao cities along the Yellow Sea are called catfish. The size of the fish is flattened as a belt, silvery gray, the dorsal fin and pectoral fin are light gray with very fine spots, the tail is black, the tip of the head is large, and the tail is gradually thinner, and the height is twice the length of the head.
The head of the fish is narrow and long, and the pointed snout is long. The eyes are large, the position is high, the interocular septum is flat, and the center is slightly convex. The mouth is large, straight, and the posterior margin of the mouth fissure reaches the underside of the eye. The lower jaw is longer than the upper jaw and protrudes. The teeth are strong, flattened and pointed on the sides, with 2 pairs of large barb-shaped canine teeth at the front of both jaws, 10-13 lateral teeth on the upper jaw and 12-14 lateral teeth in the lower jaw. The gill holes are wide and the gill rakers are slender and short. The body surface is silvery gray, the body is smooth and scaleless, the scales degenerate into a silver membrane, and the lateral line bends significantly along the ventral line to the caudal end after the upper direction of the pectoral fin. The dorsal fin starts at the back of the head and extends to the caudal end. The fin consists entirely of separated small spines, with only the tip of the spine exposed, and the first fin spine is very small. The pectoral fins are short and low. No ventral fins. The tail is whip-like, and the caudal fin disappears. The dorsal fin upper and pectoral fins are pale grey with small black spots and a dark black tail. It is more fat and concentrated in the outer layers of the body. Fierce, it mainly feeds on hairy shrimp and squid.
The fish have poor swimming ability, floating in the middle of the sea during the day and falling to the bottom of the sea at night. When stationary, the head is upwards, the body is vertical, and only the dorsal and pectoral fins are waved, and the eyes watch the movement on the head. When prey is spotted, the dorsal fin vibrates rapidly, the body bends, and it pounces on the food. Fish with fish have the characteristics of queuing in groups, every spring when the warm water temperature rises, the fish swim in groups to the near shore, from south to north in the reproductive swim, is the fishing season; at the winter solstice, the water temperature is reduced, and the fish swim to the depths of the water to avoid the cold.
Striped fish are mainly distributed in the western Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, in China's Yellow Sea, East China Sea, Bohai Sea all the way to the South China Sea have distribution, to the East China Sea production is the largest, the South China Sea production is less, Zhejiang, Shandong coast is more production of two sea areas, each year from November to December is the season of abundant production of striped fish. Striped fish and large yellow croaker, small yellow croaker and squid are also known as the four sea products of China.
Population taxonomy
Forktail deep-sea fish (Latin name: Benthodesmus enuis)
Pu's narrow-headed banded fish (Latin name: Evoxymetopon poeyi)
Striped narrow-headed banded fish (Latin name: Evoxymetopon taeniatus)
Sandfish (Latin name: Lepturacanthussavala)
Head-down fish (Latin name: Tentoricepscristatus)
Short-banded fish (Latin name: Trichiurusbrevis)
Japanese striped fish (Latin name: Trichiurusjaponicus)
The anterior dorsal ventral margin of the banded fish is several parallel, and the body length is generally 50-70 cm, and the larger ones are up to 120 cm long.
The picture below shows a huge specimen of a 4.65-meter-long, 0.5-meter-wide, and 88-kilogram striped fish at the Fujian Museum of Natural History. According to reports, the striped fish was accidentally caught by fishermen at the dock of Changle Meihua Town, Fujian Province, two years ago while fishing in the deep sea, and then dedicated it to the Fujian Provincial Ocean bureau and made into specimens for scientific research and viewing. According to the analysis of fish experts according to their bone age, this "belt fish king" is over 100 years old, and such a huge striped fish is currently the first time in China.
Night fishing with strips
Striped fish caught in Zhoushan, Zhejiang
Fish caught by students of the "Southern Oil Preparatory Class"
Nutritional value of striped fish
1. The fat content of striped fish is higher than that of general fish, and most of them are unsaturated fatty acids, and the carbon chain of this fatty acid is longer and has the effect of lowering cholesterol.
2. The scale and silvery white grease layer of the whole body of the fish also contains an anti-cancer component 6-thioguanine, which is beneficial for the adjuvant treatment of leukemia, gastric cancer, lymphoma and so on.
3. Striped fish is rich in magnesium and selenium.
4. Although the mineral content of the fish is average, it is reasonably proportioned, calcium and magnesium are the main components of the bones, and there are also a small amount of calcium and magnesium present in the muscles and nervous system.
Edible effect of striped fish
1. Cancer prevention: The striped fish is rich in selenium, this mineral has antioxidant capacity, and is of great significance for the prevention of liver disease, and sufficient selenium intake can greatly reduce the incidence of liver cancer.
2. Improve intelligence: Fish with fish have a certain fat content, but not high. Most of these fats are Omega-3 series polyunsaturated fats, including DHA and EPA, which are very helpful for brain development and improving intelligence.
3. Prevention of cardiovascular diseases: it can reduce blood pressure and blood lipids, has a good protective effect on the cardiovascular system, and is conducive to the prevention of cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension and myocardial infarction. Often eat with fish also has the effect of nourishing the liver and replenishing the blood, nourishing the skin and nourishing the body.
It is contraindicated to eating fish
1. Fish with fish is a moving wind hair, and those who suffer from scabies, eczema and other skin diseases or skin allergies should not eat.
2. Cancer patients and people with lupus erythematosus should not eat.
3. Carbuncle therapy for poisoning, lymph nodes, bronchial asthma is also contraindicated.
It is advisable to avoid the combination of fish
Suitable: with fish + papaya, it has a certain effect on postpartum lack of milk, trauma and bleeding
Suitable: with fish + bean products, calcium supplementation
Purchase with fish
There are three main ways to choose fresh fish: one look at the eyes, the eyes are bulging, shining, generally relatively fresh, the eyes are cloudy and not too fresh; the second look at the cheeks, the cheeks are purple-red, there is no mucus is fresh; three look at the belly, the belly is bulging, it is fresh, if the stomach has obvious depression, it is not too fresh.
Storage with fish
Wash the purchased fish, dry the water, cut into small pieces, and then smear a little salt and put it in the refrigerator to freeze, which can not only make the fish taste good, but also keep it for a long time.
Cooking tips with fish
With fishy smell is heavy, should be braised, sweet and sour.
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