groupers? Sciaenidae ? Pseudosciaena? Sciaenops fish

The picture below shows the American red fish? Scientific name

Pseudosciaena maculata? Sciaenops Ocellatus, also known as red drum fish, spotted-tailed perch, Atlantic red perch, channel perch and black-spotted red perch

is spindle-shaped, with a flat side and a slightly raised back, which is the highest at the starting point of dorsal fin. The head is medium-sized, and the mouth fissure is large, showing an end position. The teeth are small, closely arranged and sharp. There are two pairs of nostrils, and the latter pair is oval and slightly larger. The upper side of the eye, with the trailing edge flush with the end of the oral fissure, is of medium size and distributed on both sides of the head. The rear edge of the anterior gill cover is serrated, and the edge of the posterior gill cover has two sharp tooth protrusions. Ladder scales, obvious lateral lines, light black back, scales with silver luster. The abdomen is white in the middle and pink on both sides. The caudal fin is black, and the most notable feature is a black circular spot above the lateral line of the caudal base.

This fish is excellent in meat quality, white in color and sweet in taste. It is suitable for steaming, smoking, roasting and frying. Some traditional cooking methods originated in New Orleans. And some of Louisiana's specialties, even less American red fish as raw materials. The most famous fish is smoked red fish, which first coats the fish chops with a special spice, and then grills them with strong fire. In the 198s, this famous dish spread from New Orleans to all over the United States.

According to the report of scientists in China, American red snapper is a fish with high protein, low fat and low specific energy value, with low lipid content in its muscle. Compared with other economic fish, the content of amino acids in muscle is medium. The content of essential amino acids is low and sulfur-containing amino acids are lacking, so it is an incomplete protein. The percentage content of flavor amino acids is higher than that of other fish.

Fish eggs were introduced to Taiwan Province by the Water Laboratory in 1987. After successful breeding in 1989, they began to be popularized to folk culture. However, due to religious release, it has been caught in the west coast of Changhua, Taiwan Province since 1998, and it has officially become an alien species of marine fish in Taiwan Province, which may have a negative impact on marine ecology in Taiwan Province. This fish is an important fishing and catching object in the United States and Mexico. Its meat is delicious, suitable for steaming and barbecue, and the grilled red fish steak is popular in the United States. It has also become an important cultured fish in the United States. At present, aquaculture has been widely carried out in China, with broad prospects.