CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Where can I buy wild conger eels?

1. Where can I buy wild conger eels?

The conger eels in Zhoushan are all wild

Do you want fresh or dried?

2. Is moray eel a fish?

Moray eel is a fish

The moray eel (scientific name: muraenesox cinereus) is a fish of the family Conger, genus Conger. The body is elongated, the trunk is nearly cylindrical, and the tail is laterally flattened. The head is large and conical. The snout is long. The body length is 17.8 times the height and 6.5 times the head length; the tail length is 1.4 times the head and trunk; the head length is 3.3 times the snout length; the snout length is 3.1 times the eye diameter; the head length is 8.2-8.7 times the interorbital area; the lateral line holes in front of the anus are 40-47. The head is large and conical. The snout is long. The eyes are large and oblong. The mouth is large and slightly oblique, and the mouth cleft extends behind the eye. The upper jaw is protruding. There are 3 rows of teeth in both jaws, the middle row is the largest, and the front part of the premaxilla has 4-5 large canines; the outer row of mandibular teeth does not protrude outward, and the front part has 2 large canines; the teeth of the hoe bone are 3 rows, the middle row is the largest, and the largest teeth in front and behind are pointed. The anus is located in the front of the middle of the body. The body is scaleless. The dorsal fin, anal fin and caudal fin are well developed and connected. The dorsal fin starts slightly above and in front of the base of the pectoral fins, and the number of dorsal fin rays above the anus is 66-78. The pectoral fins are well developed and long and pointed. The back and sides of the body are silver-gray, and large individuals are dark brown, with a milky white belly. The edges of the dorsal fin, anal fin and caudal fin are black, and the pectoral fins are light brown.

Conger eels are ferocious bottom fish that swim quickly. They often live in sea areas with a depth of 50-80 meters and a bottom of sand, mud or reefs. They are carnivorous and feed on shrimps, crabs, fish, squids, octopuses, etc. The feeding intensity is higher from July to September. The composition of the food varies with the increase of the fish body length. The proportion of shrimps and crabs gradually decreases with the increase of body length, while the proportion of cephalopods increases. They are distributed from the Indian Ocean to the Western Pacific Ocean, from the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf, the west coast of India and Sri Lanka to Fiji and Tuvalu, north to Japan and South Korea, south to the Arafura Sea and northern Australia, etc. They are widely distributed in various sea areas in China.

Before choosing a moray eel, you should know what exactly is a moray eel? Biologically speaking, moray eels are a type of fish, although they look very different from other fish.

The moray eel (scientific name: muraenesox cinereus) is a fish of the family Conger and genus Conger. It has a large conical head, a long pointed snout, an elongated body, a nearly cylindrical trunk, and a laterally flattened tail.

They have no pectoral or pelvic fins. This means they cannot swim like normal fish and must use their bodies instead of fins to propel themselves through the water at incredible speeds, which is why they have such well-developed muscles.

02 The unique eating method of conger eels

Moray eels cannot create negative pressure in their mouths to "suck in" food like other fish do when they eat, because their heads are too narrow. Instead, they catch prey with their sharp teeth and use a second pair of jaws, the pharyngeal jaws, located deep in their throats to bring food from the normal set of jaws in the mouth to the stomach.

Most moray eels have pointy teeth and usually feed on fish, cephalopods and shellfish. Moray eels have a thick, tough skin that secretes a thick layer of mucus, which in captivity means they are less susceptible to parasites. Moray eels have rudimentary eyes, but their sense of smell is quite well developed.

03 Fluctuating Gender and Reproduction

Many moray eels have different sexes throughout their lives. For example, all snowflake eels start out as females and can choose to become males once they reach sexual maturity. As for zebra eels, they can be either male or female at birth, but females can change sex if needed to continue breeding. And ribbon moray eels are all born male and can become females as they grow up.

Most moray eels reproduce at different times of the year depending on food availability and stored energy. The eggs hatch after 4-6 weeks, and the young take care of themselves once they hatch. There are at least 200 known species of moray eels, ranging from 10-300 cm in length.

Conger eels are ferocious bottom fish that swim quickly. They often live in sea areas with a depth of 50-80 meters and a bottom of sand, mud or reefs. They are carnivorous and feed on shrimps, crabs, fish, squids, octopuses, etc. The feeding intensity is higher from July to September. The composition of the food varies with the increase of the fish body length. The proportion of shrimps and crabs gradually decreases with the increase of body length, while the proportion of cephalopods increases. They are distributed from the Indian Ocean to the Western Pacific Ocean, from the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf, the west coast of India and Sri Lanka to Fiji and Tuvalu, north to Japan and South Korea, south to the Arafura Sea and northern Australia, etc. They are widely distributed in various sea areas in China.

Conger eel is a fish belonging to the family Conger and genus Conger.

Of course it’s fish.

3. Are all wind eels wild? How much does a pound of wild conger eels cost?

The ones here in Zhoushan are all wild, I've never heard of any being farmed.

The price of eels is related to their size. The bigger the eel, the more expensive it is. They are divided into small eels, medium eels, large eels, and violent eels.

To make eel jerky, you can just use small eels.

The price of eels depends on the year. It is hard to say what the price of eels will be this year. Small eels are less than 10 yuan, the market price. The cheapest can be 6 yuan.

Medium-sized eels weighing more than one kilogram cost 15 yuan per catty.

The above prices are all market prices

4. Is conger eel a type of eel?

no.

eel

Other names: white eel, white eel, river eel, eel, green eel

Class: Actinopterygii

Order: Anguilla

Suborder: Anguilla

Distribution: Tropical and temperate waters

Moray Eel

Class: Osteichthyes

Order: Anguilliformes

Family: Moray eel

Genus: Moray eel

Distribution: East Africa, the Indian Ocean and the Northwest Pacific. It is produced along the coast of China, with the East China Sea being the main production area.

5. Which is better, the yellow conger eel or the gray conger eel?

Conger eel meat is thick, fine, delicious, and high in fat. It can be eaten fresh, made into salted dried products, or canned. Conger eel meat is mixed with other fish meat to make fish balls and fish sausages, which are more delicious and elastic. The dried product "eel roe" and dried conger eel maw are both good edible products.

Generally speaking: yellow conger eels are wild eels, while gray-black eels are farmed. Farmed eels are definitely not as delicious as wild eels, but they are more expensive.

Wild eels are smaller and generally thinner than farmed eels. Their backs are green with a metallic luster and their bellies are yellow. Farmed eels are larger and have thicker meat. Their backs are gray-black and their bellies are white.

Differentiate by taste

: Wild eels have a strong fishy smell, firm meat, delicious taste and are very nutritious; while artificially farmed eels taste much worse, with loose meat. In the words of buyers, it is like chewing cotton, soft and not chewy.

Currently, the vast majority of eels sold on the market are farmed, and the market price of eels is about 40-45 yuan per catty; wild eels are different. There are very few wild eels, and the price of wild eels is relatively much more expensive, about 100 yuan per catty.