CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Are grouper and mandarin fish the same?

Grouper and mandarin fish are different.

Grouper: Grouper belongs to the order Perciformes. It has an oblong body that is slightly flattened. It has a large mouth with an accessory maxilla. Its teeth are thin and pointed, and some of them are enlarged and become canine teeth. Its body is covered with small ctenoid scales, which are sometimes buried under the skin. The spines of the dorsal and anal fins are smooth and smooth, and the caudal fin is round or concave. The body color varies a lot, often brown or red, with stripes and spots. It is a medium-sized marine fish that lives in warm waters.

Morphological characteristics: There are 12 species of groupers distributed along the coast of Fujian, among which the more common species with higher economic value include red-spotted grouper, salmon-spotted grouper, clouded grouper and reticulated grouper. Red-spotted grouper and clouded grouper. Blue grouper is also called blue grouper because of its bluish-brown body color. It is the only species with a large production in Fujian. Groupers have an oval body, flattened sides, a large head, a short and blunt snout, a large mouth, a well-developed paving bone, a body covered with small ctenoid scales, a strong dorsal fin, and a body color that can change with environmental changes. Adult fish are usually 20 to 30 cm long.

Mandarin fish: Mandarin fish is also called mandarin fish or aohua fish. It is a carnivorous, scaly fish belonging to the family of lipidae in taxonomy. Mandarin fish has a flat body, a bulging back, a thick body and a pointed head. It is one of the four famous freshwater fish in my country. Mandarin fish has tender meat, few bones and a lot of meat. Its meat is petal-shaped and delicious, making it a top-quality fish. The famous poem written by Tang Dynasty poet Zhang Zhihe in his "Fisherman's Song" "White egrets fly in front of Xisai Mountain, peach blossoms flow in the water, and mandarin fish are fat" praises this fish.