What kind of fish is the mackerel in Chaoshanese slang? What is its scientific name
The mackerel in Chaoshanese slang is the mackerel.
The mackerel is a species of fish in the family Mackerelidae. Also known as: mackerel, oil carcass fish, mackerel, flower pool fish, flower bar, flower anchovy, green Jim, flower herring, barangay, mackerel mackerel.
The mackerel is one of the most important pelagic economic fish in China. This kind of fish is widely distributed, fast-growing, high-yield, and contains 21.4 grams of protein and 7.4 grams of fat per 100 grams of flesh, which is solid, and can also be canned in the sun in addition to being eaten fresh.
The fish meat is firm and contains more fat, which can be eaten fresh, pickled, smoked or canned food; the liver oil contains high vitamins and can be made into cod liver oil.
Pregnant women, adolescents and children eat mackerel more often, help growth and development, improve intelligence.
Mackerel is rich in copper, copper is an indispensable micronutrient for human health, which has an important influence on the development and function of the blood, central nervous system and immune system, hair, skin and bone tissues, as well as the brain and internal organs such as the liver and heart.
The white-bellied mackerel (scientific name: Scomber japonicus) is a fish in the family Scombridae, genus Scombroid. The body is fusiform, slightly laterally compressed; the dorsal and ventral margins are shallowly arcuate; the caudal peduncle is short and thin, and the base of the caudal fin is flanked on each side by two small elevated ridges. Head medium to large, slightly laterally compressed. Snout bluntly pointed, slightly larger than eye diameter. Eyes large, located near dorsal margin of head, with well-developed lipid eyelids. Mouth large, terminal, obliquely cleft; maxillae and mandibles equal in length, each with a row of fine teeth, maxillary teeth sometimes inconspicuous; hoe and palatine bones dentate, tongue without teeth. Gill rakers normal, number of gill rakers in lower branches on first gill arch 25-35; body and buccal area covered with rounded scales; lateral line complete, extending along dorsal side, reaching base of caudal fin. First dorsal fin with stiff spines IX-X, distant from beginning of second dorsal fin, followed by 5 free fins; anal fin homomorphic with second dorsal fin; caudal fin y forked. Dorsal side of body blue-black, with dark-blue irregular markings, the band extends only above and below the lateral line, no spots below the lateral line; abdomen silvery white with yellowish tinge. It is a near-coastal pelagic fish. Swims well in schools, often forming groups with other species of mackerel or small sardines of the herring family when young. Phototropic, vertical movement phenomenon, during the daytime, adults often inhabited in the near-bottom waters; at night, it will swim up to the group can feed on copepods, other planktonic crustaceans, small fish or squid in the water layer. In winter, it inhabits deeper waters in groups and its activity is minimized. It is found on the Korean Peninsula, Japan, the Mediterranean coast of the Atlantic Ocean, the south coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean, the west coast of the Pacific Ocean from the Philippines to the Russian Far East, and as far north as the Gulf of Alaska in North America. In China, it is distributed in the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea and the South China Sea.