Sunfish, freshwater fish, native to fresh water in the southern United States and northern Mexico, south-central America. Adult fish are 24-40 cm long.
Most sunfish have outstanding colors, and the most eye-catching species among the beautiful sunfish species is this one called Chang 'e.
Its dazzling metallic blue fish are covered with orange stripes, and the dazzling and beautiful eyes have a pair of ear-like patterns at the back, which is their obvious sign. There are about 30 species in total, which belong to fish that spawn many times.
Characteristics of sunfish
Sunfish are native to North America, and are distributed in rivers and lakes from Ontario, southern Quebec, Canada to the Great Lakes system of the United States, as well as in many southern States of the United States and northern Mexico. Individuals are small, usually 50-100g/tail, and large ones are about 2kg/tail.
Sunfish is a small warm-water fish, which can live in the water temperature of 1~38℃, and can survive the winter safely in the natural environment when the water temperature is 2℃. Therefore, it is completely natural to overwinter in southern China. It has wide adaptability, miscellaneous eating habits, high population yield and can reproduce naturally.
Sunfish's head, chest and abdomen are light orange-red or light orange-yellow, and its back is light blue-gray, with some light gray-black longitudinal stripes, but it is not obvious. Small head and high back, rich meat.
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