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Lophiomus setigerus

Lophiomus setigerus

Lophiomus setigerus,black-mouth goosefish,Blackmouth anglerfish, stutter fish, anglerfish, toadfish, old man fish

Features:Very similar to the yellow anglerfish, but smaller than the yellow anglerfish

The Latin name of black anglerfish is Lophiomus setigerus (Vahl, 1797), and its foreign name is black-mouth goosefish. There are only two kinds of anglerfish in China, one is called yellow anglerfish and the other is black anglerfish.It grows in the depths of the dark sea, moves slowly, and does not...

Lophius litulon

Lophius litulon

Lophius litulon,Toadfish, stutterfish, sea turtle

Features:Looks indulgent, swims slowly, comes with its own fishing rod

Yellow anglerfish, whose scientific name is Lophius litulon, is a deep-sea benthic fish.Yellow anglerfish usually lures prey with its snout tentacles and bait balls, sucks the prey in one gulp, and feeds on fish and crustaceans. The main prey of yellow anglerfish in the southern Yellow Sea are small...

Trachidermus fasciatus

Trachidermus fasciatus

Trachidermus fasciatus,Four-gilled perch, flower drum fish, wife fish

Features:Looks like a tadpole

Songjiang perch (scientific name: Trachidermus fasciatus) is a fish of the family Sculpinidae and the genus Trachidermus, with no subspecies.Because the production of Songjiang near the mouth of the Yangtze River in China is relatively high and the body is relatively black, it is named Songjiang per...

Cheilinus undulatus

Cheilinus undulatus

Cheilinus undulatus,Giant Wrasse,Napoleon wrasse, wavy parrotfish, curved lip fish, Napoleon bream, dragon king bream, sea bream, big piece

Features:It is a high-end edible fish and the largest coral fish in existence. It has a unique appearance and is therefore also a high-end ornamental fish.

Cheilinus undulatus (scientific name: Giant Wrasse) is a large wrasse with no subspecies.Cheilinus undulatus is usually solitary, but may sometimes appear in pairs. Adult fish cruise between reefs during the day and live in reef caves and under coral shelves at night. Although the rippled lip fish i...

Thymallus arcticus grubei

Thymallus arcticus grubei

Thymallus arcticus grubei,Amur grayling, spotted trout, redfish, sea urchins, etc.

Features:The dorsal fin is long and tall in the shape of a flag. The back and sides of the body are purple-gray, with many small dark brown spots scattered on the sides of the body.

The Latin name of Heilongjiang grayling is Thymallus arcticus grubei, and its foreign name is Amur grayling. In the Heilongjiang and Yalu River systems, Heilongjiang grayling is the main target of local fishing.Heilongjiang grayling is a cold-water fish, but unlike other cold-water fish, they live i...

Arctic grayling

Arctic grayling

Thymallus arcticus

Features:The dorsal fin is tall, with a rounded, sail-shaped upper edge and up to 17-25 rays.

Arctic grayling (scientific name: Thymallus arcticus): is an animal of the family Thymallus and genus Thymallus.Arctic grayling may move tens of kilometers seasonally or annually between spawning, feeding, and sheltering habitats. Some Arctic grayling are known to travel more than 160 kilometers in...

Brachymystax lenok(Pallas

Brachymystax lenok(Pallas

Brachymystax lenok(Pallas,Qinling Slimy Salmon

Features:It is a remnant species that migrated from the north to the south during the Ice Age.

Brachymystax lenok (Pallas,) is a relic species that migrated from the north to the south during the Ice Age and is a cold-water foothill fish.Brachymystax lenok feeds actively all year round. It mainly feeds on invertebrates, small fish, etc., and also preys on frogs and small rodents. It is extrem...

Bagarius yarrelli

Bagarius yarrelli

Bagarius yarrelli,Eagle tank, tank duckbill, eagle duckbill, papaya fish

Features:One of the most powerful fish in the order Siluriformes

The Latin name of the giant yarrelli is Bagarius yarrelli, which belongs to the order Siluriformes, family Scyphidae, and the genus Scyphus.The food is mainly small fish. It is slow-moving and greedy, and can be caught with a dragnet or sinking hook. Individuals are large, weighing more than 50kg. T...

Bagarius rutilus

Bagarius rutilus

Bagarius rutilus

Features:The name comes from the orange color of its pectoral fins, which resembles a giant bream in appearance.

The name of the red mullet comes from the orange color on its pectoral fins, not because it is produced in the Red River.The red mullet is ferocious and predatory. It mainly feeds on small fish, frogs and shrimps. It breeds around May to June.The biggest difference between the red catfish and the gi...

Bagarius bagarius

Bagarius bagarius

Bagarius bagarius,Yellow croaker, yellow croaker

Features:The head and front of the body are particularly thick and flat, with the dorsal margin at the starting point of the dorsal fin being the highest point of the body and gradually decreasing in depth. The caudal peduncle is round and the ventral surface is flat.

The Latin name of the fish is Bagarius bagarius, which is one of the species of the genus Bagarius in the family Siluridae of the order Siluriformes of the class Actinopterygii. It is commonly known as the melon fish.The fish is a carnivorous fish, fierce and predatory. It feeds on mollusks and smal...

Hypophthalmichthys harmandi

Hypophthalmichthys harmandi

Hypophthalmichthys harmandi,Silver carp, silver carp

Features:It has excellent economic traits such as high fat content, fast growth, large fatness and large trunk.

Hypophthalmichthys harmandi Sauvage, 1884 is a species of the genus Hypophthalmichthys in the family Cyprinidae and is a freshwater economic fish native to Hainan Island, Guangdong.Silver carp is a freshwater economic fish in Hainan Island, Guangdong Province. It mostly lives in open waters with slo...

Luciobramamacrocephalus

Luciobramamacrocephalus

Luciobramamacrocephalus,longspiky-head carp,Blowgun, pointed-headed catfish, horse-headed catfish, duck-billed catfish, trumpet fish, catfish, catfish

Features:It has a pointed head, a long beak, and a slender body. It is commonly known as a blowpipe.

The Latin name of the carp is Luciobramamacrocephalus, and the English name is longspiky-head carp. It is a large predatory fish and a species endemic to my country.The carp is a large economic fish, fierce in nature, and likes to live alone. Individuals under 30 cm are generally active in the middl...

Myxocyprinus asiaticus

Myxocyprinus asiaticus

Myxocyprinus asiaticus,,Rouge fish, grilled bream, yellow steak, leaf plate, red fish, purple bream, bird fish, blood steak, pink steak, etc.

Features:The Myxocyprinus rubripes is the only species of the family Myxocyprinus distributed in the Asian continent and has important academic value.

The Latin name of the mullet is Myxocyprinus asiaticus, and there is no subspecies.The ancestors of the mullet can be traced back to the Mesozoic era when dinosaurs ruled. The earliest ancestor of the mullet is called the primitive bony swim bladder fish. According to research, this fish appeared in...

Acipenser schrencki

Acipenser schrencki

Acipenser schrencki,Amur Sturgeon,Seven floating fish, Heilongjiang sturgeon, Amur sturgeon, Acipenser schrenckii, Acipenser schrenckii

Features:It is the most valuable and high-quality rare fish among the existing sturgeons in China.

The scientific name of Acipenser schrencki is Acipenser schrencki, and its foreign name is Amur Sturgeon. It has the characteristics of large size, long lifespan, high survival rate of young fish, and fast growth rate. It is both ornamental and delicious.Acipenser schrenckii is an animal-eating fish...

Acipenser ruthenus

Acipenser ruthenus

Acipenser ruthenus,Sterlet,Acipenser

Features:The body color varies greatly, but the back is often dark gray-brown and the abdomen is yellow-white.

The Latin name of the small-bodied sturgeon is Acipenser ruthenus, and its foreign name is Sterlet. There is no subspecies.The small-bodied sturgeon is a freshwater sedentary fish that usually does not migrate long distances. The migratory species of sterlet start to migrate upstream to spawn during...

Acipenser nudiventris

Acipenser nudiventris

Acipenser nudiventris,Barbel Sturgeon、Ship Sturgeon.sturgeon, naked sturgeon

Features:Long cylindrical body, wide, flat abdomen

The Latin name of naked sturgeon is Acipenser nudiventris, and its foreign names are Barbel Sturgeon and Ship Sturgeon. There are no subspecies.The naked sturgeon is an advective, carnivorous fish. Naked sturgeons are divided into migratory populations and sedentary populations. Sedentary population...

Acipenser baerii

Acipenser baerii

Acipenser baerii,Siberian sturgeon,Acipenser siberianus

Features:There are two ecological types: semi-migratory and sedentary.

The Latin name of Siberian sturgeon is Acipenser baerii, and its foreign name is Siberian sturgeon. It has no subspecies.The appearance and biological characteristics of the Siberian sturgeon are similar to those of the small-bodied sturgeon (Acipenser ruthenus). In the Ob River, the Irtysh River (a...

Huso dauricus

Huso dauricus

Huso dauricus,kaluga sturgeon,sturgeon, amur sturgeon, sturgeon, sturgeon, sturgeon

Features:One of the ancient biota preserved from the Cretaceous period, it is the largest freshwater fish and is known as the "king of freshwater fish".

The scientific name of Dauricus sturgeon is Huso dauricus, and its foreign name is Kaluga sturgeon. It has no subspecies.As one of the ancient biological groups preserved in the Cretaceous period, the Dahurian sturgeon once lived on Earth with dinosaurs. Its primitive and simple appearance has hardl...

Dasyatis bennettii

Dasyatis bennettii

Dasyatis bennettii,Bennett's Stingray,Bennett's stingray

Features:It is a bottom-dwelling fish, closely related to sharks.

The yellow stingray's Latin name is Dasyatis bennettii, and its foreign name is Bennett's Stingray. It is a fish of the family Stingray and the genus Stingray.The yellow stingray (Dasyatis bennettii) was first described in 1841 by German ichthyologist and physiologist Johannes Peter Müller...

LampetrareissneriDybowski

LampetrareissneriDybowski

LampetrareissneriDybowski,ReissnerLamprey,River lamprey, river lamprey, seven star lamprey, Ray's lamprey

Features:Landlocked type, pale tail fin

The Latin name of Reissner's lamprey is LampetrareissneriDybowski, and its foreign name is ReissnerLamprey. It is a relatively small freshwater species.The Lamprey's lamprey is a relatively small terrestrial species that is semi-parasitic and prefers to live in freshwater streams with slow c...

Lampetra moriiBerg

Lampetra moriiBerg

Lampetra moriiBerg,Seven-star fish, Northeast lamprey

Features:One of two freshwater lampreys

The Northeastern lamprey's Latin name is Lampetra moriiBerg, and it lives in fresh water all its life.Northeast lampreys live in fresh water all their lives, in mountain rivers with microcurrents and sandy bottoms; they burrow into sand or gravel during the day and come out to forage at night; t...