Sumei, also known as corrugated lip fish, is one of the most expensive edible fish. The reputation in the food circle is comparable to that in the sea circle.
Su Mei's sense of territory is very strong, and two cannot be raised at the same time in an aquarium, otherwise one will definitely be injured to death. Their mouths are very large, and if they swallow anything they can swallow, an individual of 10 centimeters can eat a small tuna of about 5 centimeters, so it cannot be kept with small fish.
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Because of its delicious flesh, it has been overfished and is currently listed in the appendix to the Convention on the Protection of The World Convention on the Protection of Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna. Adult sumei has a blue-green body, a large and forward bulging forehead (which may be the origin of the name of the dragonfish), and many public aquariums are very fond of collecting them, this fish can grow up to 2 meters, which is the largest individual in the family of longhead fish.
In the aquarium trade, the small su eyebrows under 10 centimeters are also particularly attractive, although they do not have a blue-green body, but the eyes that always rotate are particularly agile and chic. They are very easy to raise, if they are well kept, and the total water body of the aquarium is greater than 1000 liters, the 10 cm individual can grow to about 50 cm in 3 years, but even in the public aquarium, few individuals can grow to a larger size, which takes too long. A 1-meter sumei may be 10 years old or older, so adults are particularly rare and valuable and should no longer appear in the edible and ornamental fish trade.
Usually solitary, but may sometimes occur in pairs. Adults cruise between reefs during the day and under reef caves and coral shelves at night. Although Su Mei is the largest coral fish, it is easily frightened and burrows into coral reefs to seek safety when frightened. Su Mei has a gentle temperament and is easy to get close to people. Popular with diving enthusiasts as they can even allow divers to touch it.
Su Mei has a whole set of skills for dealing with prey. If the prey hides in the crevices of the reef, it will extend its jaw to clamp the prey tightly and drag it out. For stealthy prey, it will bite off the coral branches where the prey is hiding, or blow away the cover such as sediment by spraying strong water currents to catch the prey. If the prey burrows under the stone, Su Mei will turn the stone over with a strong jaw, and it will also use its hard pharyngeal teeth to crush the hard shell of the shell animal.
Carnivorous. Sumei has a wide range of diets, feeding on fish and benthic animals, as well as many species of invertebrates. Food includes mollusks, fish, sea urchins, crustaceans and other invertebrates. In addition to fish, it also includes many poisonous and spiny animals, such as sea urchins, crown of thorns starfish, hard scaled fish, and sea hares. Su Mei will not be poisoned after eating these poisonous animals, but the toxin will accumulate in Su Mei's body, and consumers will be poisoned if they eat Su Mei, who has not cleaned up the toxins.
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