Pomfret, alias mirror fish, chub fish, Chang Hou turtle, pomfret, mirror fish, flat fish, Bai Chang, fork fish and so on. The body is short and tall, and the polar side is flat, slightly rhombic. Small head, round kiss, small mouth and thin teeth. The ventral fin of adult fish disappears. The caudal fin is deeply forked and the lower leaf is longer. The body is silvery white, and the upper part is slightly bluish gray. Feeding on animals such as crustaceans. Pomfret is a large fish with both edible and ornamental functions in tropical and subtropical regions.
Appearance characteristics: pomfret belongs to perciformes and pomfret family. The body is short and tall, and the polar side is flat, slightly rhombic. Small head, round kiss, small mouth and thin teeth. The ventral fin of adult fish disappears, and the caudal fin is deeply forked. The lower leaves are long, the body is silvery white, and the upper part is slightly bluish gray, feeding on crustaceans and so on.
Body shape: short and tall, extremely flat, slightly rhombic, with a body length of about 20 cm.
Head: The head is small, and the side is flat and high. The kiss is short, round and blunt, slightly protruding in front of the lower collar. Small eyes, lateral position. The interval between eyes is a big arc bulge, and the nose is small, two on each side. The front nostril is round, and the back nostril is a crack, with a small mouth and a slight inclination.
Jaw: The maxilla is below the anterior margin of the eye. Each jaw has 1 row of fine teeth, which are closely arranged.
Gills: gill holes are small, gill rakes are short and weak, and they are loosely arranged.
Scale: the scale is small and round, and it is easy to fall off. Lateral line scales110 ~130, the lateral line is high, almost parallel to the back edge.
Fin: dorsal fin ⅸ ~, I-42-48, starting in front of the starting point of gluteal fin. Gluteal fin ⅵ-ⅶ, I-41-46. The dorsal fin and the gluteal fin have the same shape, the spines of the fins are all cut, and the front ends of the fins are all raised in a sickle shape. Chest fins grow, 24-27. No ventral fins. Tail fin 17, with deep bifurcation. The body is silvery white, the upper part of the body is slightly bluish gray, and most fish scales are covered with tiny black dots.