Natural classification: pomfret belongs to the genus pomfret of pomfret family, and flat pomfret belongs to the genus pomfret of pomfret family.

Distribution: China pomfrets are mainly produced in the South China Sea, especially in the coastal areas of Guangdong, while pomfrets are mainly produced in the southern Yellow Sea and the northern East China Sea.

Appearance characteristics: The tail of silver pomfret is long, the body is slightly slender, the upper and lower jaws are almost the same length, and the body is big and weak, while the body of silver pomfret is round, the upper jaw is longer than the lower jaw, and the back is small and round.

I. Natural classification

1. pomfret belongs to chordates, skeletal animals, perciformes, amphibians and amphibians.

2. The flounder belongs to Chordata, Bone Fish, Perciformes, Pomfretidae and Pomfret.

Second, the distribution area

1. The pomfret is mainly distributed in the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, but only produced in the South China Sea of China, especially in the coastal areas of Guangdong.

2. Flat fish are mainly distributed in the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific Ocean, and in China, they are mainly distributed in the southern Yellow Sea and the northern East China Sea.

Third, the appearance characteristics

1. The tail of silver pomfret is longer and the body is slightly longer, while the body of silver pomfret is more round and oval.

2. The maxilla of the pomfret is almost the same length, and the maxilla is below the front edge, while the snout and maxilla of the pomfret are more prominent and longer than the mandible.

3. The body surface of silver pomfret is covered with large and weak comb scales, with fine scales on the head and back, axillary scales on the ventral fins, sheath scales on the back and buttocks, while the body surface of silver pomfret is covered with fine round scales, and most of the head is covered with scales (kiss and bare jaw).

4. The caudal fin of silver pomfret is deeply bifurcated, and the lower leaf is longer than the upper leaf.