The common names of fat-headed fish are: bighead carp and silver carp. Regarding the species it belongs to: Cyprinformes; Cyprinidae; Silver Carp...

This fish is one of the four major fish species, a freshwater fish that widely grows in freshwater lakes, rivers, reservoirs, and ponds. . It can grow to tens of kilograms or even hundreds of kilograms, but it is difficult to see very large individuals in the wild. Nowadays, huge brood fish can only be seen in fish hatcheries.

This fish is very similar in appearance to the silver carp in the same family, but is slightly different in body color and shape; the body color of the bighead carp is darker, while the body color of the silver carp is whiter.

Bighead carp (yōng), one of the four famous domestic fish in China, is the scientific name of fat-headed fish. It is also known as silver carp, bighead carp, baotou fish, big-headed fish, black silver carp, flowered silver carp, hemp carp and other aliases.

Growth habits: Bighead carp is docile and does not like to jump (on the contrary, silver carp is impatient and likes to jump) and lives in the middle layer of the water body. It is a filter feeder and mainly eats rotifers, cladocerans, copepods (such as water fleas) and other zooplankton. It also eats some phytoplankton (such as diatoms and cyanobacteria) and artificial feed. They like to live in fertile water, and they also like food with a sour smell, especially food that has been spoiled by fermentation and has a sour smell. Fishing enthusiasts grasp the eating habits of this type of fish and often use specially prepared pasta with a sour smell to get their hands on it.

This fish has tender meat and is an essential ingredient for cooking and soup. It has the characteristics of both medicine and food. It contains essential nutrients for humans. It is good for the body to eat it.

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