The Chinese character for "鳜鱼肥" is pronounced ɡuì, which is a polyphonic character. The word "鳜" is a polyphonic character, and when "鳜" is combined with "鳜鱼" (鳜鱼) it is pronounced as ɡuì. When "鳜" is combined with "鳜鯞" (鳜鯞) it is pronounced as jué, which is an alias for "Siniperca" (鳑). Siniperca chuatsi is also commonly called gui fish or flower carp.

What is Siniperca chuatsi

Spiniperca chuatsi refers to a species of freshwater fish, a carnivorous fish, found in China and Russia. Siniperca chuatsi has a tall, laterally compressed body, with a prominent bulge in the back behind the eyes, and its male and female individuals have more distinctive features, making it a completely freshwater-living fish. Siniperca chuatsi is distributed in China in all water systems of the country except the Tibetan Plateau.

The breeding season of Siniperca chuatsi is from mid-May to early June each year in China's Yangtze River Basin, from April to August each year in South China, and from mid-June to late July each year in the Heilongjiang Basin. Under natural conditions, Siniperca chuatsi spawning grounds are usually found in the inlet of lakes with a certain flow rate and on the shoreline with wind and wave beating, and spawning activities are most prevalent at night when the water rises after rain.

The Chinese character for Siniperca chuatsi (鳜鱼肥) is pronounced ɡuì, a polyphonic character that is pronounced ɡuì when the character is formed as Siniperca chuatsi. When the word "鳜" is formed as Mandarin fish, it is pronounced as ɡuì. When the word "鳜" is formed as Mandarin fish, it is pronounced as jué, which is an alternative name for Rhodeus sinensis. Siniperca chuatsi is also known as gui fish or flower carp.

Introduction to Siniperca chuatsi

Siniperca chuatsi is a fish in the family Serranidae, genus Siniperca. The body is tall, laterally compressed, with a prominent dorsal bulge behind the eyes. The head is medium to large. The snout is pointed and protruding, and the snout is larger than the diameter of the eye. The eyes are large, slightly larger than the interocular septum. Mouth large, terminal, obliquely cleft. With a supplementary maxilla. Posterior end of maxilla extends to or beyond below posterior margin of eye, mandible prominent. Both jaws, plow bones and palatine bones with choroidal tooth groups, several teeth enlarged or canine in anterior part of both jaws. Posterior margin of anterior gill cover bone serrulate, with 2 small spines on each lower corner and lower margin. Posterior margin of gill cover with 2 flat spines. Gill pores large, gill cover membrane not connected to isthmus. Gill cover strips 7. Gill rakers rod-shaped, with fine teeth. Head and body covered with small round scales, no scales on muzzle and between eyes. Lateral line complete, extending to base of caudal fin. Dorsal fin continuous, beginning above pectoral fin base, fin spines 2.1 to 2.3 times as long as base of fin rays. Anal fin begins below last dorsal fin. Ventral fin pectoral, beginning below pectoral base. Pectoral and caudal fins rounded. Body brownish yellow dorsally, white ventrally. Body with many irregular brown patches and spots. One dark brown oblique stripe from end of muzzle through eye to base of dorsal fin spines number one through three, and one vertical broad stripe below sixth through eighth fin spines. Dorsal dorsal fin base with 4 to 5 patches. Dorsal, anal, and caudal fins with black dotted spots. Pectoral and ventral fins light colored.

Chiniperca chuatsi is a completely freshwater fish, preferring to inhabit rivers, lakes, reservoirs and other bodies of clean water with lush aquatic plants, generally lurking underwater during the day, and moving around at night to forage for food. It is a carnivorous fish, and it feeds on fish and other aquatic animals all its life. It is distributed in China, Russia, North Korea, South Korea and Japan. In China, except for the Tibetan Plateau, it is distributed in all water systems in the country.