Sinibrama wui (Sinibrama wui) belongs to the order Cypriniformes, family Cyprinidae, subfamily Cyprinidae, and genus Sinibrama. Common name: big-eyed bream.
The body is tall, the sides are flat, the back of the head is bulging, the abdomen is obviously convex, the caudal peduncle is short and high, and there are ventral ribs from the pelvic fins and even the anus. The head is small and pointed, the snout is short, the mouth is pointed and semi-circular, the corners of the mouth end below the nostrils, and the eyes are large. The dorsal fin has a thick, smooth hard spine, and the longest fin is shorter than the head length. The anal fin base is longer. The front part of the lateral line is slightly curved downward. The back of the body is blue-grey, the abdomen is silver-white, and there is a wide black longitudinal stripe along the midline of the body side; the dorsal fin and caudal fin are blue-gray, and the other fins are light-colored.
The Chinese bream inhabits the slow flow of rivers and lakes. It is a group of small fish, with common individuals measuring 10-16 cm in length. Feeds on stem and leaf fragments and seeds of higher plants and aquatic insects. Male and female individuals can mature and lay eggs when their bodies are more than 10 centimeters long. A female fish with a body length of 10.5 centimeters can carry up to 845 eggs.
Wu's Chinese bream is distributed in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, Qiantang River, Lingjiang River, Oujiang River, Minjiang River and other water systems, with more species in the Xiangjiang River, Hanshui River, Jialing River and other water systems.
In addition to Wu's Chinese bream, there are also Sichuan Chinese bream (S.changi), which is only distributed in various waters of Sichuan; big-eyed Chinese bream (S.macrops), which is distributed in Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places; The multi-scaled Chinese bream (S. wui polyepis) distributed in Guangxi and the Hainan Chinese bream (S. melrosei) distributed in Hainan, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places. The appearances of various fishes of the Chinese bream genus are quite similar, with slight differences in the number of lateral line scales, number of anal fin rays, and the ratio of body length to body height. Their individuals and habits are similar. The Chinese bream fish are small in size, but they are common edible small miscellaneous fish in the production areas. Their meat is fresh and tender and has certain economic value.
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