Seven-star fish has a large head, short snout, wide mouth, thick nasal tube, medium-large round scales on the body, medium-sized eyes, wide and convex intervals between the eyes, long back and anal fin base, and round pectoral and caudal fins. . The seven-star fish has the shape of a snakehead, long and cylindrical. The main difference from the snakehead is that the seven-star fish has no pelvic fins, and the lateral line is broken above the starting point of the anal fin.

The scientific name of the seven-star fish is moon snakehead, and it is commonly known as the seven-star fish, star fish, flower star fish, mountain grouper fish, spot fish, medium male fish, talented fish, black fish, etc. (the names vary from place to place) It belongs to the class Teleost, order Perciformes, and family Snakehead. According to incomplete statistics, there are about 30 kinds of fish in this family, and there are 8 species of snakehead in my country. There are three types of snakeheads that have been cultured: moon snakehead, black snakehead snakehead and spotted snakehead snakehead.

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Distribution range

The moon snakehead is mainly distributed in southern China. It is widely distributed in the mountain streams in the upper reaches of various river systems in Guangdong and in various river systems in Hainan Island. It is also found in Guangxi, Anhui, Hubei, Jiangxi, Fujian, Yunnan and Hunan. Artificial breeding has only begun to be promoted in recent years and has been accepted by people. It is an important export aquatic product in my country.

Living environment Seven-star fish is a bottom-dwelling fish and lives in rivers, lakes, ponds, ditches and streams with lush aquatic plants. Seven-star fish likes darkness. It hides in aquatic plants or caves during the day and comes out at night to look for food.

On rainy days or in flowing ditches, the Seven Star Fish jumps out of the water and will swim upstream under the impact of running water and escape to other places, so it is necessary to do a good job in preventing escape. The seven-star fish has strong adaptability to the environment. It can breathe air with the help of auxiliary aids in the gill cavity. It is resistant to hypoxia and has strong drilling and jumping ability. It can move forward by swinging its body on moist grass to find new and good water sources. As long as it is kept moist, it will not die after being dehydrated for several hours during transportation.

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