Scientific name otolithic fish, commonly known as rice fish, or simply rice fish. It belongs to the perch order, family Shishu, otolithic fish. It is a warm-water near-bottom fish, and its main spawning area is in the northern islands of Zhoushan. Distributed in the western part of the North Pacific Ocean. China's coast are produced.

Morphological features:

The body is laterally compressed and slightly extended. The mouth is bright yellow, and the maxillary external teeth are canine-like, especially the two largest at the front end. The dorsum of the body is silvery grayish brown, the abdomen grayish white. The dorsal fin is grayish-black, and the base of the cartilage has several rows of small round scales, accounting for 1/3 of the height of the cartilage. the caudal peduncle is slender, and the caudal fin is cuneate.

Expanded Information

Life Habits:

The otolithic fish is a warm-water demersal fish, inhabiting in water depths of 15-70 m, with muddy or muddy sandy substrates. It sinks during the day and floats at night, preferring small scattered activities and not forming large groups. The otolithic fish is a small regional migratory fish, the spawning season is relatively concentrated.

It is a predatory fish that feeds on small fish, guanapods and decapods such as yellow carp, green scaled fish, small yellowtail and finfish, as well as shrimp such as prawns, Chinese hairy shrimp and drum shrimp.

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