In our daily life, we will see a lot of fish with similar appearances, in fact, most of these fish are close relatives, so that the species is colorful, really lament the greatness of the creator of nature, so that the appearance of the fish is slightly changed to produce a lot of inbreed fish. For example, the giant yellow croaker that we are familiar with belongs to the totoaba family, and its close relatives include yellow fish, white, bass fish, American red fish and so on. In the same way, many anglers are very familiar with the yellow jaw fish, which is what we call the yellow bone, but for its close relatives, the bulltail fish, many anglers confuse them. There are also rare sesame swords in the southwest region, Sichuan anglers like river fishing river tuan and yellow jaw fish are close relatives, all belong to the family of catfish, the family of catfish belongs to a family of catfish, these fish are characterized by the appearance of catfish, flattened, with whiskers on the mouth. Let's take a look at which genera are included in the lower anchovy family and which are the species we are familiar with.
I. Overview of the Anchovaceae family
The family Catfish is a family of catfish, with 30 genera and about 201 species worldwide. There are 5 genera and 32 species in China. They are found in Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Europe. This family of fish is a freshwater nocturnal fish that inhabits rivers and streams, often hiding in rock pores during the day and only coming out at dusk or at night to move or feed. It inhabits the bottom of rivers and is a small carnivorous fish. The body is elongated, the anterior part is slightly flattened, the tail is flattened, the head is flattened, the snout is blunt, the eye is large or small, the upper side is located, the mouth is large or small, the anterior or inferior position. Artificial breeding can be domesticated to eat pelleted feed.
Second, the main species of anchovies are introduced
1. Ussuri monsoon
This is what anglers in the northeast say about the oxtail fish, also known as ussuri, yellow angzi, Uighur. Anchovy family, genus Anchovy. It looks a lot like a catfish, and its body is slender like the tail of a cow. The width of the head is significantly greater than the height of the head. Kiss blunt round. The anterior nostrils are short tubular and far from the posterior nostrils. There are 4 pairs of whiskers, with the tip of the nostril protruding posteriorly close to the posterior nostril.
Cowtail fish Ussuri mullet
2. Mid-gluteal mullet
The genus Pseudomonas, commonly known as Wansi, is a fish endemic to China, and is found only in the Pudu River, Luzhuo River and Dianchi Lake, a tributary of the Southern Jinsha River in China. This species inhabits the rivers and lakes of the plateau in the northern foothills of nanling, and is a small and medium-sized carnivorous fish in the bottom, mainly feeding on shrimp and invertebrates. The posterior margin of the caudal fin is slightly concave and nearly truncated. The body is yellowish brown with 3 to 4 large dark spots on the sides of the body, light horizontal bands on the neck, and a pale abdomen.
Mid-gluteal mothus
3. Long-snout (river tuan, fat king fish)
Anchovy family, genus Catfish, also known as catfish. It is commonly known as Jiangtuan, Feituo, Fat King Fish, Huai King Fish. Because its snout is longer than that of the general catfish, it is called a long-snouted fish. Giraffes are carnivorous fish that live at the bottom of water bodies, feeding mainly on small fish and aquatic insects. The body surface is smooth and has no scales, and it is mainly distributed in the Liaohe, Huaihe, Yangtze, Minjiang to Pearl River and other river basins in China.
Long-snouted river tuan
4. Spotted bird (sesame sword)
Spotted catfish is a species of the family Cruciferidae, commonly known as the catfish, white-bearded catfish, plum catfish, Xijiang catfish, and sesame sword. In rural Guangdong, there are also swordfish and pincerfish. It is distributed in China's Qiantang River, Jiulong River, Han River, Pearl River, Yuanjiang River and other river systems. It is distributed in the Mekong River Basin in South Asia, and also inland rivers in Malaysia and Indonesia. It is characterized by no scales, sword-like shape, spots on the body, tender flesh, special taste, high nutrition, and is a valuable freshwater fish species.
Spotted turtle Sesame sword
5. Striped bass
The striped striated slug is a species of fish in the genus Anchovy in the family Anchovy. It is distributed in the Pearl River system, Hainan Island and Fujian Yunxiao. It is a demersal fish that feeds on small aquatic invertebrates. Individuals are small and small in number.
Striped bass
6. Large-finned turtle
Commonly known as river rat, stone slab head, stone flat head, rock flat head, stone beard, can bark. It is distributed in the Yangtze River to the Pearl River system, and produces more in the middle and upper reaches of the river, which is a common edible fish.
Big-tipped bird
7. Yellow jaw fish
This is the most familiar to everyone, but also a large amount of economic fish, for catfish, anchovy, yellow jaw fish, commonly known as gayazi, yellow girl, yellow bone fish and so on. Many people confuse the yellow spicy dice in the river with the yellow jaw fish, but in fact, they are different. The yellow spicy ding is very small, and the one close to the yellow jaw fish in the river is called the yellow jaw fish, and the belly is very large. The color is the same as the turbid yellow mud in the river. Yellow jaw fish is a freshwater economic breed that has developed rapidly in recent years in China. Distributed in the country's major freshwater waters, especially in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River rivers and lakes, its flesh is tender and no intermuscular spines, delicious taste, rich in nutrients, with tonic effect and medicinal value.
Yellowtail
8. Coarse-lipped bass
It is distributed in the Yangtze River, Pearl River, Minjiang River system and Chenghai in Yunnan. It is a small economic fish, which is rich in nutrients, tender flesh, delicious taste, rich in gum under the scales and no intermuscular spines, and is deeply loved by consumers. It feeds mainly on oligochaetes, small molluscs, shrimp, crabs and small fish.
Coarse-lipped bass
9. Forktail
A sublime warm-water fish of the genus Anchovy in the family Anchovy, commonly known as a fish hook. Strong environmental adaptability. It is distributed in the Yangtze River and pearl river system, and the tributaries of the upper reaches of the Minjiang River. The fork-tailed cat of the white flower is called Bai Zhaojun, and the ordinary one is called Black Zhaojun.
10. Cut the tail of the crucian carp
Demersal fish that live in rivers. Individuals are not large. It is distributed in the Yangtze River system. The head is slightly flattened and the snout is rounded and blunt. It must be 4 pairs, and the posterior edge of the caudal fin is slightly concave or nearly truncated.
Cut-tailed crucian carp
11. Concave-tailed crucifix
A species of the genus Anchovy in the family Anchovy. It mainly inhabits rivers and streams, often hides in rock pores during the day, and only comes out at dusk or at night to move or feed, generally feeding on small fish, aquatic insects and crustaceans. The fin base is shorter than the aleafline base and the caudal fin is concave.
12. Silk-tailed bird
Is the representative fish of the Lancang River, the silktail turtle is distributed in the Lancang River system and the lower reaches of the Mekong River Basin in China, the body is larger, the origin of the famous edible fish, because of the beautiful appearance, can be raised as an ornamental fish. It is known as the "Six Famous Fishes of Yunnan" and "Yunnan Six Famous Fish" with Dianchi High-backed Crucian Carp, Bighead Carp, Dianchi Lake Golden Thread Catfish, Good WhiteFish of Dianchi Lake, and Yunnan Split-bellied Fish.
Silk-tailed bird
3. Taxonomy of anchovy fish
China's anchovy fish are composed of 5 genera, the common ones are anchovy, yellowtail and spp.
Yellow jaw fish genus
Long-bearded yellowtail
Middle yellowtail
North Vietnamese yellowtail
Ussuri yellowtail
Genus Anchovy
Southeast Asian anchovies distributed in Borneo are closely related to the fish of the genus Anchovy in East Asia, which is mainly colored by melanin, but the body side patterns and dorsal height of different species of the same genus are different.
Dark-lipped flounder
Labial-toothed crucian
Large spiny-lipped flounder
Black-bodied labialt
Genus Anchovy
Aquila is a genus of fish in the family Anchovy, a genus of fish in the genus Anchovy. Commonly known as ox tail. There are about 15 species of fish in this genus in China, most of which are distributed in various water systems south of the Yangtze River. It is a common small edible fish, and its economic value is the same as that of yellowtail and fish. There is not much difference in body size. The body is slender, the dorsal fin is nearly straight, the head is flattened, and the tail side is flattened.
Angtang phyllonory
White-edged crucifix
The long-rumped crucian carp is a special species of the Pearl River water system. It is distributed in Jiangxi Lake Estuary and so on. Commonly known as the white bone fish, the head is flattened and slightly triangular.
It is found in the freshwater basins of Japan in Asia, with a body length of up to 16.5 cm, and inhabits the bottom waters.
It is a subtropical freshwater fish found in the Xiang and Yuan River basins of Asia and China, with a body length of up to 20.7 cm.
Short-armed anchovy, commonly known as Sun Moon Lake, triangular hook, triangular gu. The scientific name is short-armed bass, a central subspecies endemic to Taiwan.
Short-tailed crucifix
Coarse-lipped mockingbird
It resembles a long-whiskered crucian carp
Fuchsia monsoon
Yellow River mockingbird
Open the cockroach
North Korean mockingbird
Lateral spotted anchovy
Small-eyed mullet
Cloud-spotted mullet
Emei pseudo-choir
Slender-bodied mockingbird
Lenn's phylum
Xinyang phylum
Taiwanese phyllic flounder
Fork-tailed crucifix, commonly known as the long jaw, pointed yellow jaw pavilion. It is distributed in the Yangtze River and Pearl River systems, and is a tributary of the upper reaches of the Minjiang River.
Round-tailed crucifix
Vietnamese phyllonorycter
The three-line crucifix, which is a popular species in the ornamental fish world.
Three-line mockingbird
Watt's trichonch
Striped moose
Wang's pseudo-anthem
Slender-bodied crucifix
Genus
Sharp fish
Alligator
Koyama Tei
Cysts
Huo's catfish
Long-whiskered bass
Long-snout
Whiskered bass
Bulbophyllum floribunda
Salad Bay fish
Hi Dark Fish
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