The yellow stuff on top of the yellow croaker is edible without removing it.

1, Introduction: belongs to the catfish order, Coryphaenidae, Pelteobagrus fulvidraco.

2, commonly known as: play grasshopper, goya angong, cackling fish ga fish cackling choke yellow labdanum, central silk, yellow catfish, electric catfish, catfish mustache, angus fish, a few places are also known as good fish.

3. Morphological characteristics: long body, flat belly, slightly flattened at the back of the body. The head is large and flat, the muzzle is rounded and blunt, the mouth is large and inferior, the upper and lower jaws are all with fine teeth of villi, and the eyes are small. The eyes are small. There are 4 pairs of whiskers, and the maxillary whiskers of most species are particularly long. No scales. Dorsal and pectoral fins with well-developed hard spines, the tips of which are poisonous, and the spines are vocalized when moving. Pectoral fins short. Body greenish yellow, most species with irregular brown markings, each fin grayish black with yellow.

3, habits: in still water or slow-flowing shallow life, day and night. Body length 123-143mm, omnivorous, the main food benthic small animals, shrimp, aquatic insects, etc. April-May spawning, the parents of the fish have to dig pits to build nests and protect the offspring of the habit. In the reproductive period, the male fish have the habit of nesting.

4, nutritional value: every 100 grams of Pelteobagrus fulvidraco contains 16.1 grams of protein, 0.7 grams of fat, 2.3 grams of carbohydrates, 154 milligrams of calcium, 504 milligrams of phosphorus, 1.2 milligrams of iron, calcium, phosphorus content of the freshwater fish in the first.

Note: Yellow croaker may be infected with parasitic diseases such as jawworm, and should be cooked thoroughly when consumed. If you are not sure, you can also remove the yellow color.