Golden pomfret belongs to Cephalotaxus, Cephalotaxus and Cephalotaxus of Perciformes. Its scientific name is golden pomfret, and its common name is yellow pomfret and golden pomfret. The fish body is flat and oval, and the length of the gluteal fin is slightly equal to the length of the second dorsal fin. The head side is flat, the tail handle is thin, and the body is covered with small round scales, which is not easy to peel off.

Golden pomfret is one of the rare marine economic fish in the southern coast of China. Its meat is white and tender and delicious. It has been successfully bred in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Taiwan Province and Hainan, and the breeding technology is relatively mature.

The low temperature tolerance of pomfret is not strong. The suitable temperature range is 16~36℃, and the optimum growth water temperature is 22~28℃. When the water temperature drops below 16℃, stop eating, die below 14℃, and live normally for a short time at 9~ 10℃. Golden pomfret can live in salty and light water and has wide adaptability to salinity.

Market demand:

In recent years, with the continuous maturity of golden pomfret culture technology, it has gradually entered people's dining tables. Common dishes include chestnut golden pomfret soup, sweet and sour golden pomfret, tomato sauce golden pomfret, steamed golden pomfret and so on. The market demand of golden pomfret is increasing, but the supply is far from enough, which makes its price rise steadily. Therefore, the golden pomfret is cultivated.