Hemibarbus maculatus (Hemibarbus maculatus) belongs to the order Cyprinidae, family Cyprinidae, subfamily Hemibarbus, genus. Commonly known as: Ma carp, Ma forked fish, big drum eye, Jigou fish.
The body is long, the front part is slightly rod-shaped, the back part is slightly flattened, and the abdomen is round. The muzzle is blunt and rounded, the mouth is lower and arc-shaped. The leaves on both sides of the lower lip are underdeveloped, and there is a small triangular protrusion in the center of the forehead. Requires 1 pair, very short. There are obvious mucous chambers from the preopercle and orbit to the snout. The dorsal fin has smooth spines. The body is grey-brown, with many black spots on the body, dorsal fin and tail fin. There are 7-11 large black spots in the middle of the body side.
Juvenile fish like to inhabit shallow water areas with slow-flowing sandy bottoms in tributaries, while adult fish live in the middle and lower layers of rivers and lakes; they feed on aquatic insects, mollusks, shrimps, etc. It is sexually mature at 2 years of age and breeds in slow-moving floodplains of rivers and lakes from April to May.
This fish is found from the Heilongjiang Basin southward to Guangdong, Yunnan, Yuanjiang and other places. Growth is relatively slow, the largest individual is only 2 kg. However, it is widely distributed and has a large natural output in the Heilongjiang and Yangtze River basins. In addition, the meat is tender and tender, and it is one of the common small and medium-sized edible fish in my country.
The species similar to the flower is called Hemibarbus labeo, commonly known as: heavy-lipped fish, mackerel, and big drum fish. The main morphological difference is that the lower lip is thick and divided into two well-developed lobes. Adult fish generally have no spots. Its living habits, distribution and economic value are all similar to flowers. Lipids mostly live in rivers with fast currents and rarely enter lakes. Young fish like to swim in areas with smooth currents.
The muscles of the lips, eaten fresh, have the effect of replenishing the spleen and stomach, and are mainly used to treat pain in the waist and spine, soreness in the legs and knees.
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