Golden pomfret generally buy a pound or so.

The golden pomfret belongs to the bony fish class, perch order, trevally family, pomfret genus, scientific name ovate pomfret, common name yellow pomfret, golden pomfret. The body of the fish is laterally compressed, ovoid, the length of the anal fin and the second dorsal fin is slightly equal. The head is laterally compressed, the caudal peduncle is thin, and the body is clad in small round scales that are not easy to peel off.

Golden pomfret is one of the valuable marine economic fish for the southern coast of China, its flesh is white, tender, fresh and delicious, in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, Hainan and other places artificial has been the success of nursery, aquaculture technology is more mature.

Living environment

Golden pomfret is not strong ability to tolerate low temperatures, the temperature range of 16 ~ 36 ℃, the optimal growth of the water temperature of 22 ~ 28 ℃, the water temperature drops to 16 ℃ or less, stop feeding, 14 ℃ or less will die, in the 9 ~ 10 ℃ of the water temperature can be a short period of time normal life.

The golden pomfret can live in both brackish and fresh water, with wide adaptability to salinity, adapting to salinity in 2‰~23‰, suggesting that salinity is generally not less than 12‰, while too high salinity will be slow growth, and the adaptable range of pH is 7.6~9.6.