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What kind of fish is horse mackerel?

What kind of fish is horse mackerel?
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竹荚鱼是一种淡水鱼类,也叫魟鱼、荚芡、秧鸡鱼等,属于腔棘鱼目、荚鱼科。其生长于中国南方的江河湖泊中,如珠江、长江、西江等地,也分布于亚洲其他地区。竹荚鱼体型较大,身体浑圆,背部隆起,口腔宽大,在嘴上和下颌都有强有力的牙齿,适应于食用小鱼虾和贝类。竹荚鱼肉质厚实、味道鲜美,以红烧和清蒸为最常见的做法。

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Horse mackerel is a kind of freshwater fish, also called stingray, gorgonian fish, rail fish, etc. It belongs to the order Coelacanth and family Capsidae. It grows in rivers and lakes in southern China, such as the Pearl River, Yangtze River, Xijiang River and other places, and is also distributed in other parts of Asia.


Horse mackerel is larger in size, with a round body, a bulged back, and a wide mouth. It has strong teeth on the mouth and lower jaw, and is adapted to eating small fish, shrimp and shellfish. Horse mackerel has thick meat and delicious taste. Braised and steamed are the most common ways to cook it.


It should be noted that because horse mackerel grows in the wild and has a long reproduction cycle, its price in the market is relatively high. At the same time, because horse mackerel is a freshwater fish, its breeding cost is high, so there are also certain challenges in breeding and trade.

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