Horse-stepping fish, commonly known as big stick fish, is also called needlefish, but it is not the same species as needlefish in the South China Sea. Slender body. It is slightly cylindrical, with a general body length of17 ~ 24 cm and a weight of 50 ~100 g. The maxilla is triangular. The length and width are equal, and the mandible is extended into a beak shape. The teeth are small, the body is small and round, and the midline of the back has a wide emerald longitudinal band. The dorsal fin is opposite to the gluteal fin, both of which are located at the back of the body; The pectoral fin is high and yellow; The caudal fin is forked and light green, and the lower leaf is slightly longer than the upper leaf. Distributed in the western North Pacific. China is only produced in the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea, mostly concentrated in shallow sea estuaries, and sometimes enters freshwater rivers. Liaoning, Shandong and other coastal areas are widely distributed. Among them, Weihai's special products are the main economic fish species in the north, and the processed fish slices and dried fish are deeply loved by Japanese and Korean people. The pike is slender, generally with a body length of17 ~ 24 cm and a weight of 50 ~100 g. The upper jaw is triangular, equal in length and width, and the lower jaw is extended into a beak shape. The teeth are small, the body is covered with small round scales, and there is a wide emerald vertical belt on the midline of the back, which is very conspicuous. There are many kinds of common folk names of the horse-stepping fish, which are also called "rod fish" because of their slightly cylindrical shape, and "needle fish" because of their sharp mouth and needle shape. As for why it is called "Horse mackere", it may be the reason that someone translated it according to "horse mackere". In fact, the English name of "horse mackere" is "Hemirhamphus sajori". It doesn't taste very good when the horse-stepping fish is braised and burned, but it tastes very good when it is fried. This fish can also be wrapped in fish jiaozi or processed into raw dried fish. Soak it in water before eating. The barbecue and frying taste is really delicious! And if the sun-dried dried fish "ma bu" or horse stance just look is used for barbecue, it will taste even better. In the coastal area of Shandong and Liaoning, roasted fish "ma bu" or horse stance just look "is an essential variety for barbecue shops. It should be noted that there is also a local species commonly known as "needle fish" in the South China Sea, which is completely different from the horse-riding fish, but it is dried by many JS and impersonated as dried horse-riding fish, which needs careful identification.