Taiwan Province province calls it a silver kite.
This is the information of silver carp found on the website of Taiwan Province Province.
Physical characteristics: the body is oval, flat and high on the side, and the standard body length is 2.7 times of the body height. The head is shorter than the body height, the back ridge is higher, and the distance between the eyes is convex, slightly narrower than the eye diameter. Small eyes, shorter than kisses. Big mouth; There are small canine teeth in the front of the upper and lower jaws. The posterior edge of the anterior gill cover is slightly serrated and the lower edge is smooth. There are three flat spines on the posterior edge of gill cover. The body is covered with tiny comb scales; Lateral line scale hole number 67-77; The scale number of a line is 13 1- 145. The spines of dorsal fin are connected with soft strips, hard spines XI, soft strips 18-2 1. Three hard spines and 9- 10 soft strips on the gluteal fin; The ventral fin is located in the abdomen, and its end does not extend as far as the anal orifice; The pectoral fin is round, the central fin is longer than the upper and lower fins, longer than the ventral fin, but shorter than the posterior orbit; The caudal fin is round. The head and sides are purple-black; The caudal fin has a white edge.
Habitat ecology: Habitat in reef area or soft bottom sea area with water depth of 22-103m. Young fish feed on zooplankton, and adult fish are unknown.
Distribution: East India-West Pacific, anti-equatorial species. The northern hemisphere from South Korea, Japan, Taiwan Province Province to the Sea of China; The southern hemisphere is distributed in the eastern and western waters of Australia. The eastern waters of Taiwan Province Province are prolific.
Fishery utilization: the quantity is not abundant, and it is generally caught by hand fishing or deep-sea fishing. Generally, steamed meat and taste are good, and braised or miso soup is also good.
Belongs to the Linnaeus family.
I know this kind of fish is abundant in Beihai, Guangxi and Fujian coastal areas.