CATDOLL : CATDOLL: What does a mullet look like?

1. What does mullet look like?

The body of the mullet is slender, up to 50 cm long and weighing 0.5 kg. The front part is cylindrical and the back part is flat. The head is long, slightly flat in the front part and slightly raised in the back. The snout is short and blunt, with a large, terminal mouth. The mouth cleft is slightly oblique and extends to the lower edge behind the eye. The lower jaw is slightly protruding. The teeth are small and arranged in a band on the upper and lower jaws. The teeth on both sides of the lower jaw are strong and sharp.

The eyes are small, located on the upper side, in the front half of the head, quite close to the tip of the snout. There are two pairs of nostrils, the anterior nostrils are located at the tip of the snout and are tubular, and the posterior nostrils are located above the eyes and are small round holes. The gill slits are large, the left and right gill membranes are fused, and are not connected to the cheeks. The gill rakers are short and thick, and are sparsely arranged. There is a suprabranchial organ on each side above the gill cavity with auxiliary functions.

Additional information

American fishermen caught a 35-pound mullet, breaking the world record

According to the news on August 9, 2013, American fisherman Caleb Newton caught a giant mullet weighing about 17.8 kilograms, breaking the world record.

According to reports, Newton is a plumber in Virginia. He said that his ideal now is to become an official representative of a fishing gear manufacturer. Currently, Newton has sent letters to relevant companies and is waiting for a response.

The 17.8kg mullet was caught by Newton on June 1 and was recently awarded a certificate of honor by the International Fishing Association. The previous record for catching mullet was set by a Japanese fisherman in 2004.

Reference source: Baidu Encyclopedia - Mullet

Reference source: People's Daily Online - American fisherman caught a 35-pound mullet and broke the world record

The body of the mullet is slender, up to 50 cm long and weighing 0.5 kg. The front part is cylindrical and the back part is flat. The head is long, slightly flat in the front part and slightly raised in the back. The snout is short and blunt, the mouth is large and terminal, the mouth cleft is slightly oblique and extends to the lower edge behind the eye, and the lower jaw is slightly protruding.

The teeth are small and arranged in a band on the upper and lower jaws, with strong and sharp teeth on both sides of the lower jaw. The eyes are small and located on the upper side, in the front half of the head, quite close to the tip of the snout. There are two pairs of nostrils, the anterior nostril is located at the tip of the snout and is tubular, and the posterior nostril is located above the front of the eyes and is a small round hole.

The color is grayish black, with darker colors on the back and top of the head, pale white on the abdomen, irregular black spots on each side of the body, and two rows of black spots on each side of the head. The odd fins have black and white spots, and the even fins are grayish yellow with irregular spots.

The whole body is covered with medium-sized scales, round scales, and the top of the head is covered with irregular scales. The lateral line is straight, with a small bend above the anus, moving down two rows of scales, running in the middle of the body side, and extending to the base of the tail.

Additional information:

Mullet is a bottom-dwelling fish, usually living in still water or slightly flowing water with dense aquatic plants and soft bottom mud, and is found in lakes, rivers, reservoirs, ponds and other waters. It often lurks at the bottom of the water and in places with dense aquatic plants.

It maintains its balance by swinging its pectoral fins. It has the habit of building a nest to protect its young. It blows mucus into bubbles and mixes them with tender grass branches to build a floating nest to lay eggs. The male and female mate in pairs, which may be the only male-female mate among fish.

Mullet has strong adaptability to changes in environmental factors in the water, especially to hypoxia, water temperature and poor water quality. The water temperature for the survival of mullet is 0-41℃, and the optimal water temperature is 16-30℃. When the water temperature reaches above 8℃ in spring, it often moves in the upper layer of the water.

Mullet, also known as black fish, raw fish, Channa fish, Caiyu, etc., belongs to the order Perciformes, family Channidae. In my country, there are two genera of fish in the family Channidae: Channa and Channa. The Channa genus includes seven species, including Channa nigra (and Heilongjiang subspecies), Channa maculata, Channa argus, Channa ocellaris, Channa ocellaris, Channa striata, Channa striata, and Channa striata, as well as a white species; the Channa genus only includes Channa nigra. Currently, the species that are farmed are Channa nigra and Channa maculata.

Characteristics: The body is long and round, the head and tail are equal, the scales are fine and black, and there are spots and patterns. It looks like a fierce snake with an open belly. It has a tongue, teeth and belly. There are thorns on the back and abdomen that continue to the tail. The tail is not forked. It grows in the north.

Chinese name: Channa

Chinese aliases: Northern snakehead fish, black fish, mullet, black stick, snakehead fish, Wen fish and Cai fish

English name: Argus snakehead fish

Binomial noun: Channa argus

Realm: Animal Nuclear Modification

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Osteichthyes

Subclass: Actinopterygii

Order: Perciformes

Suborder: Channoidei

Family: Channidae

Genus: Channa

Species: Channa argus

Distribution: Except for the plateau areas, the black snakehead is mainly distributed in the Dongbai Basin of the Yangtze River and the area north to Heilongjiang, especially in Hubei, Jiangxi, Anhui, Henan, Liaoning and other provinces.

2. Which fish is more delicious for pickling salted fish?

Salted fish is usually made with hairtail, black carp, silver carp, and eel. But when I was in a restaurant, I usually used shad and trout. Dishes made with different salted fish are also different. The salted fish used in Guangdong's salted fish and eggplant stew is shad, and the dried fragrant roasted fish in Sichuan uses yellow wax cubes.

3. At the end of July this year, my wife, colleagues and I went to Rizhao to play in the sea. We brought back a small fish from the sea. After returning to Huainan, Anhui, the crabs and shrimps were all dead, but this fish was still alive, and it has been kept in tap water. Which expert can explain to me whether this fish has mutated? Sea fish can live in fresh water!

Your little fish has such strong vitality. The story of their fate is really legendary.

Don't believe the "mutation" argument. Most fish living in shallow estuary waters are "euryhaline" fish, such as sea bass, mullet and other marine fish, which can also be farmed in pure fresh water.

If you caught it at the beach, it looks more like a goby. If you have a chance, please send a photo so that we can share it~

4. What are the good things to breed in rural ponds?

Yellow eel, grass carp, finished carp, black carp.

The current market prospect of alligator turtles is quite good. Some people also want to raise alligator turtles. I plan to raise them. Do you need skills? Do you know if you are proficient in raising turtles? You should first investigate the market where there are many people selling turtles. If you want to expand the market, it is also right to open a market across the country. I agree that people should have lofty ambitions and aspirations. It is also easier to do wholesale business. It is also better to open a hotel and make some alligator turtle special flavors.

Anyway, I still support it and wish you smooth sailing in the breeding industry.