Hairtail is mainly distributed in Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean. In China, the main breeding grounds of hairtail are four sea areas and coastal areas. Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province is rich in plum fish.

Hairtail has high nutritional value and is rich in vitamins and protein. The market price of hairtail mainly ranges from 8 to 1 kg in 30 yuan, which varies according to the variety and origin of hairtail. The meat of Mei Tong fish is tender and delicious. Besides stewing and dry frying, it can also be processed into minced fish, made into fish stuffing or fish balls, or frozen into small frozen packages for export. It is also an ideal fish species for cooking small fish with tortillas, and fried salted fish is also good, which is the top grade of small fish.