Qingjiang fish and catfish picture comparison:

Qingjiang fish refers to the fish produced in the Qingjiang reservoir area of Hubei Province, known as "the province of a thousand lakes" Hubei's aquatic excellence. "Qingjiang fish" trademark has been reported to the State Administration for Industry and Commerce registration. Changyang "qingjiang fish" brand to grow in the waters of the environment is excellent, tender meat, no mud fishy taste, safe to eat by domestic and foreign merchants favored.

Catfish, also known as bearded fish, pond fish, distinctive features are the body without scales, the body surface mucus, head flat mouth wide, upper and lower jaw each have four whiskers, widely distributed, mainly produced in the Yangtze River and the Pearl River Basin, mid-spring to mid-summer (April to July) for the best eating season.

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Catfish appearance:

Elong body shape, flat head, tail side flat.

The mouth is inferior, with a small slit that ends just below the anterior margin of the eye.

The mandible is prominent. The interdental teeth are fine and velvety, and both the maxillary and pearly teeth are arranged in a curved band, with the pearly teeth in a continuous band and the posterior margin slightly concave in the middle.

Eyes small, lenticellate. Adults have two pairs of four whiskers, the maxillary whiskers reaching the end of the pectoral fins, and the mandibular whiskers are shorter. Juveniles have 3 pairs of whiskers, and 1 pair of chin whiskers begins to disappear when the body grows to about 60 millimeters.

The catfish is mucousy and has no scales. The dorsal fin is very small, without hard spines, with 4 to 6 fins. There is no adipose fin. The anal fin is very long and is attached to the caudal fin at its posterior end. Catfish body color is usually dark brown or gray-black with slight dark cloudy patches.