Snakehead is the common name of snakehead. Ophthalmichthys argus belongs to the order Perciformes, and it is the most widely distributed and abundant fish in the family Monopteridae, also known as Ophthalmichthys argus, raw fish, Cai Yu, snake fish, salamander, snakehead and so on.

The snakehead is a fierce benthic animal. They are carnivores and like to live in shallow waters rich in aquatic plants. Snakehead is a kind of fish with high economic value because of its delicious meat and rich nutrition.

Snakehead has the functions of removing blood stasis, promoting tissue regeneration, nourishing and conditioning, relaxing muscles and tendons, promoting blood circulation and promoting wound healing, and has high medicinal value. China snakehead has a long history, which was listed as the top grade of insect fish by Shennong Materia Medica as early as 2000 years ago.

Living habits

Snakehead is a kind of freshwater benthic fish, which usually inhabits the waters with aquatic plants or muddy sediments and is distributed in rivers, lakes, reservoirs, ponds, rice fields and other waters. It has strong adaptability to environmental factors in water, especially dissolved oxygen, water temperature and water quality.

When there is no oxygen in the water, it can breathe on the water with the help of the auxiliary respiratory organs in the gill cavity. Snakehead can survive at 0~4 1℃, and 16~30℃ is the optimum temperature for its growth and reproduction.

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