Carp is one of the common edible fish in China, it is tender meat, high nutritional value, contains a lot of calcium, phosphorus, iron and other minerals. So crucian carp is a sea fish or freshwater fish?

A, crucian carp is a sea fish or freshwater fish

Carp is a freshwater fish. Its feeding time varies according to the season. Spring is the peak feeding season, feeding around the clock; summer feeding time for the morning, evening and night; fall all-day feeding; winter feeding around noon.

Second, how to choose crucian carp

1. To choose the eyes full of protruding, cornea transparent and clear, the eyeballs rotate flexibly and elastic. If the carp eyeballs are sunken and cloudy it is recommended not to buy.

2. Choose the fish gill filaments clear bright red, mucus transparent, with the earthy flavor of freshwater fish, no strange odor.

3. Fresh crucian carp is sensitive to external stimuli, jumping when fished up strong and solid and elastic meat, finger pressure depression immediately disappeared, no odor, muscle cut surface has a glossy.

4. Choose the crucian carp that has a complete appearance, transparent mucus, smooth skin, not cloudy, shiny scales, and does not lose its scales.

5. Choose crucian carp with even body shape, complete scales, no damage to the body, no deformity, transparent mucus on the body surface and no odor.

Carp medicinal value is very high, its nature is flat and sweet, people stomach, kidney, with and in the middle of the deficiency, in addition to the win, warm stomach into the food, tonic in the efficacy of anger. In addition, crucian carp is an important ornamental fish, beautiful and colorful goldfish is evolved from crucian carp. Carp has a long history of breeding in China.