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What is the name of the yellow fish?

The yellow fish is also called yellow catfish.

Yellow catfish, Siluriformes, family Pelteobagrus. Also known as yellow lacryma, galaxydid, yellow fin fish, and yellow thornbone, it is widely distributed in the Pacific waters east of China. It lives in shallows with still water or slow currents, hiding during the day and coming out at night. It is 123-143mm long and is omnivorous. Its main food is benthic invertebrates, mostly small fish, aquatic insects and other small aquatic animals. It lays eggs in April and May, and the parents have the habit of digging pits to build nests and protect their offspring.

Feeding habits

The yellow catfish is omnivorous and mainly feeds on animal feed under natural conditions. The fry stage feeds on zooplankton, while the adult fish feeds on insects and their larvae, small fish and shrimp, snails and clams, and also eats plant debris. In March and October, the yellow catfish also eats a large number of fertilized eggs of carp and crucian carp.

The diet of yellow catfish is quite wide, and the composition of its food varies under different environmental conditions. According to the analysis of the food in the stomach and intestine of 101 yellow catfish, the types of food included young fish, fish eggs, shrimps, aquatic insects, snails, aquatic plants, etc., among which shrimps appeared most frequently.

The common yellow freshwater fish is the yellow catfish. Among the common freshwater fish native to China, the flesh of the bream and the bream is also yellow. The bream is mainly produced in the Jinsha River Basin and the Lancang River System in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and the bream is basically produced throughout the country except the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

In addition, the meat of the introduced rainbow trout and golden trout, as well as the Chinese native Taimen, Smolt, Whitefish and other cold-water fish of the Salmonidae or Whitefish family are also orange-yellow or orange.

Yellow catfish

Pelteobagrus fulvidraco (benthic freshwater fish), commonly known as Ga Ya Zi, Huang Gu Zi, Huang La Ding, Huang Gu Yu, etc., is a freshwater economic aquaculture species that has developed rapidly in recent years in my country. There are 4 pairs of whiskers; the upper jaw whiskers are long, and the end reaches or exceeds the base of the pectoral fin. The body is scaleless. The rear edge of the dorsal fin spine is serrated. The pectoral fin spine is longer than the dorsal fin spine, and the front and rear edges are serrated. The adipose fin is short. The anal fin rays are 21-25. The caudal fin is forked, and the nose whiskers are half white and the other half black.

Yellow catfish lives in still water or slow-flowing shallows. It lurks at the bottom of the water during the day and moves at night. It is an omnivore, and mainly feeds on bottom-dwelling invertebrates. Mature male fish have reproductive processes behind the anus. They lay eggs in April-May. Parents have the habit of digging pits to build nests and protecting their offspring. It is widely distributed, has a large yield, tender meat, few bones, and high fat. The largest is about 750 grams. It is a common edible land fish.

Yellow catfish is distributed in major freshwater bodies across the country, especially in rivers and lakes in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Its meat is tender and has no intramuscular bones. It tastes delicious, is rich in nutrients, and has nourishing effects and medicinal value.

What is the fish called?

The scientific name of the Gayaya fish is "Yellow Catfish". It can make a call, which sounds like "ga ya", so it got its name. It is also commonly called Gayazi, yellow wax fish, Angci fish, yellow Dingyu, Beichiyu Huanglatingdanju, Yuyangsi, Gayu, etc. Shanghai people call it "Angniu", Suzhou people call it "Wangdingtou", people in Northeast China call it "Gayazi", and Angci fish is the name used by people in Ningbo.

Living habits

The garfish lives on the bottom of lakes and slow-flowing rivers, especially in shallows with decaying materials and mud. It lurks at the bottom of the water during the day and floats to the surface to feed at night. It gathers in deep waters of tributaries in winter. It has a strong ability to adapt to the environment, so it can survive in adverse environmental conditions.

The garfish is omnivorous and mainly feeds on animal matter under natural conditions. The fry stage feeds on zooplankton, while the adult fish feeds on insects and their larvae, small fish and shrimp, snails and clams, and also swallows plant debris.