Pseudobagrus (Pseudobagrus spp.) belongs to the order Pseudobagrus, the family Pseudobagrus, and the genus Pseudobagrus. Commonly known as: ox tail. English name: Bullhead.
The body is slender, the dorsal fin is nearly straight; the head is flat and the tail is flat. The snout is blunt, the upper jaw is slightly protruding, the mouth is sub-inferior, the transverse cleft is medium wide, and there are linear hairy tooth bands on the upper and lower jaws and palatine bones. Requires 4 pairs, shorter. The eyes are large. The gill membranes are not connected, nor are they connected to the isthmus. The body is smooth and scaleless. Adipose fin long and low, with free trailing edge. Anal fin 15-25 rays. The caudal fin is slightly concave, truncated, or rounded, and the edges are often edged with obvious white edges. The dorsal side of the body is bluish gray and the abdomen is grayish white.
There are about 15 species of fish in this genus in my country, with little difference in body shape. Mostly distributed in various water systems south of the Yangtze River.
The individual is not large, but it is widely distributed and numerous. It is a common small edible fish. Its economic value is the same as that of fishes of the genus Yellow Catfish and Catfish.
animal tags： Bullhead
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