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Xiphias gladius

Xiphias gladius,swordfish,Swordfish, marlin, blue swordfish, tench

Large FishAbout 15 years

Swordfish (scientific name: Xiphias gladius), also known as "arrowfish". It is a common fish in tropical and subtropical···

Xiphias gladius

Xiphias gladius,swordfish,Sailfish, swordfish, marlin, plantain fish, umbrella sailfish, flatfin sailfish

Large FishAbout 10 years

There are two common types of sailfish: the oriental sailfish and the gray sailfish. Also known as flat sail, swordfish, and sword···

Silurus asotus

Silurus asotus,Amur catfish, mullet, catfish, catfish, mullet, croaker, croaker, yellow croaker

Small fish10~20years

Catfish is commonly known as pond catfish, also called catfish, belonging to the genus Siluridae and the family Siluridae. It is a···

Parabramis pekinensis

Parabramis pekinensis,Changchun bream, grass bream, oil bream, long-bodied bream, chaotou bream, shrink-necked bream

Small fishAbout 10 years

Bream can grow in still water or flowing water, and generally swims and feeds in the middle and lower layers. In China, it is dist···

Macrobranchium nipponense

Macrobranchium nipponense,Macrobrachium nipponense

Arthropoda1-2years

River shrimps are widely distributed in rivers, lakes, reservoirs and ponds in my country. They are high-quality freshwater shrimp···

Procambarus clarkii

Procambarus clarkii,Red Swamp Crayfish或Louisiana crayfish,Cambarus clarkii,Red crayfish, Procambarus clarkii, freshwater crayfish, red swamp crayfish

Arthropoda1-2years

Crayfish is a freshwater economic shrimp that usually carries lung flukes and is widely popular because of its delicious meat. It ···

Palinuridae；lobster

Palinuridae；lobster, prawns, dragon head prawns, shrimps, sea prawns

Arthropoda

Lobster (scientific name: Palinuridae) is the general name for species in the family Hominididae, class Arthropoda, order Decapoda···

Coilia nasus

Coilia nasus，Bitter fish, anchovies, hair fish, razorfish, hairy fish

Small fish4-6years

Knife fish, scientifically known as long-jawed anchovy, also known as knife anchovy and hairy anchovy, is a migratory fish. Knife ···

Monopterus albus

Monopterus albusApodidae, Apodidae, Genus Swiftlet, eel, yellow eel, field eel, field eel, long fish, blood fish, tilapia, scaleless prince

Small fish6-10years

Yellow eel (scientific name: Monopterus albus): also known as eel. It is a tropical and warm temperate fish, a bottom-dwelling fis···

Epinephelusspp.

Epinephelusspp.,Dragon grouper, dragon grouper,

Medium Fish10-205years

Grouper is the general name for fish of the subfamily Epinephelinae, belonging to the class Osteichthyes, the subclass Neopterygii···

Larimichthys

Larimichthys,yellow croaker,Yellow croaker, yellow croaker, kingfish

Small fish7-9years

Yellow croaker, Larimichthys (D. S. Jordan et Starks, 1905), also known as yellow croaker, is a general term for a genus of yellow···

Larimichthys polyactis,Small yellow croaker, plum, plum fish, small king fish, small fresh, small spring fish, small cucumber fish, thick scale fish, flower fish, big eye, ancient fish, yellow scale f

Small fish7-9years

Small yellow croaker is a warm-temperate bottom-dwelling schooling migratory fish. It usually inhabits soft mud or muddy sea areas···

Larimichthys crocea

Larimichthys crocea,Yellow croaker, yellow croaker, cucumber fish, golden dragon, big fresh, golden dragon, red melon, sweet-scented osmanthus yellow croaker, king fish, large yellow croaker

Small fish9-30years

Pseudosciaena crocea is a warm and humid nearshore migratory fish. It often lives in the middle and lower layers of water within 6···

Channa argus

Channa argus,Snakehead、Northern Snakehead,Black fish, mullet, black stick, snakehead fish, mullet, cuttlefish, cuttlefish,

Medium FishMore than 100 years

The snakehead is a bottom-dwelling carnivorous and ferocious fish. It usually likes to live in shallow waters with dense aquatic p···

Aristichthys nobilis

Aristichthys nobilis,bighead、bighead carp,Silver carp, bighead carp, soap carp, black carp, bighead carp, bighead carp, fathead carp, bighead carp, black carp, bighead carp, male fish, pine black

Small fish7～8years

It lives in the middle and upper layers of the main streams of rivers, gentle river bays, lakes and reservoirs. Juveniles and imma···

Hypophthalmichthys molitrix

Hypophthalmichthys molitrix,Silvercarp、Chinese Schemer,Silver carp, silver carp, jumping silver carp, silver carp, whale, white bream, white-footed silver carp, foreign fathead, white leaf, white fath

Small fish7-8years

Silver carp generally inhabit the upper layer of the main stream of rivers and their affiliated water bodies. They are lively and ···

Mylopharyngodon piceus

Mylopharyngodon piceus,Black carp,Black mackerel, blue carp, black carp, stream fish, black fish, black fish, snail fish, black fin

Small fish7-10years

The black carp is not as active as the grass carp, but it is much stronger than the grass carp. Black carp is a carnivorous fish. ···

Carassius auratus

Carassius auratus,Goldfish,Carassius auratus cantonensis Tchang,Xitou, crucian carp, crucian carp seeds, river crucian carp, moon crucian carp, ancient name crucian carp, crucian carp, cold crucian ca

Small fish10-15years

Crucian carp is one of the typical bottom fishes with strong adaptability. It can survive in water with a pH value of 4 or pH valu···

Ctenopharyngodon

Ctenopharyngodon,Grass carp, grass carp, oily grass carp, grass carp, white grass carp, grass carp, grass carp, thick fish, sea grass carp, mixed fish, black herring, etc.

Small fish7-8years

It is named because it eats grass (Li Shizhen of Ming Dynasty). In Erya, it is also called carp, which is the same as 鰀 (Guangyun···

Cyprinus acutidorsalis

Cyprinus acutidorsalis,Sea carp, sea crucian carp, triangular carp

Small fish40-100years

Sharp-finned carp is a unique species of carp that lives in the brackish and freshwater waters of a few estuaries in the South my ···

Cyprinus carpio

Cyprinus carpio,Common carp, carp, hairy fish, red fish, carp

Small fish60-100years

The scales have the character "十" in Wenli, hence the name carp (Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica&qu···

Hirundapus cochinchinensis

Hirundapus cochinchinensis，Silver-backed Needletail

Climbing birdsAbout 15 years

Grey-throated Needle-tailed Swift often flies in open areas and over forests. It flies very fast. It mainly catches flying insects···

Aerodramus fuciphagus

Aerodramus fuciphagus，Edible-nest Swiftlet

Climbing birds14-18years

The Java Swiftlet is called Edible-nest Swiftlet in English, and has 8 subspecies.The Java Swiftlet flies along the coast and isla···

Hemiprocne coronata

Hemiprocne coronata，Crested Treeswift,Crested Tree Swift

Climbing birdsAbout 15 years

The Crested Treeswift is called Crested Treeswift in English. There are 6 subspecies in total, and only 1 subspecies is distribute···

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