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The body is long and round, with equal head and tail. The scales are fine and black with spots and patterns, very similar to a belly snake. It has a tongue, teeth and belly. There are spines on the back and abdomen that continue to the tail. The tail is not forked. It lives in the north. The front of the body is cylindrical and the back is flat. The head is long, slightly flat in the front 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. The teeth on both sides of the lower jaw are strong and sharp.

The body 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 tail.

Dorsal fin is quite long, almost connected to the caudal fin, without spines, starting from the base of the pectoral fin, close to the snout. Pelvic fin is short, starting from below the 4th-5th dorsal fin ray, and ending not reaching the anus. Pectoral fin is rounded, with the fin tip extending beyond the middle of the pelvic fin. Anal fin is shorter than dorsal fin, starting from below the 15th-16th pain fin ray. Caudal fin is rounded. Anus is located just in front of anal fin. Swim bladder is single-chambered, slender, rounded at the front, pointed at the end, extending to the anus.

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Black fish is the common name for black snakehead, also known as black fish, raw fish, wealth fish, snake fish, fire head fish, etc.

Snakehead fish are ferocious, have strong reproductive capacity, and have a huge appetite. They can often eat all other fish in a lake or pond. Snakehead fish can also slide on land and migrate to other waters to find food. They can live out of water for up to 3 days. As early as 2,000 years ago, it was listed as a top-grade insect and fish in the "Shennong Herbal Classic" along with rock honey, beeswax, beeswax (propolis), oysters, tortoise shells, octopus, sea clams, clams, carp, etc.

Snakehead fish is a common edible fish in China. It is large, fast-growing, and has high economic value. Snakehead fish has few bone spurs, a higher meat content than dregs, and is rich in nutrition, with a higher protein content than chicken and beef. Snakehead fish has the effects of removing blood stasis, promoting new blood, and nourishing and conditioning the body as a medicine. After surgery, eating snakehead fish can promote muscle growth and blood, and promote wound healing. It has very rich nutritional value.

Reference: Blackfish - Baidu Encyclopedia

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. There are seven species in the genus Channa, 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; there is only one species in the genus Channa, Channa nigra. At present, Channa nigra and Channa maculata are the species that are cultivated for feasting.

Morphological characteristics

It has a long and round body, with equal head and tail, fine black scales and spotted patterns, very similar to a flamingo, with a tongue, teeth and belly, and thorns on the back and abdomen that extend to the tail, which is not forked. It grows in the north.

The front of the body is cylindrical, and the back is flattened. The head is long, slightly flat in the front, and slightly raised in the back. The snout is short and blunt, the mouth is large, 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-like manner on the upper and lower jaws, and the teeth on both sides of the lower jaw are strong and sharp. The eyes are small, located on the upper side, located 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 in the shape of a tube, and the posterior nostrils are located above the front of 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 thick and short, and are sparsely arranged. There is a suprabranchial organ with auxiliary functions on each side above the gill cavity.

The body 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 tail.

Dorsal fin is quite long, almost connected to the caudal fin, without spines, starting from above the base of the pectoral fin, close to the tip of the snout. Pelvic fin is short, starting from below the 4th-5th dorsal fin ray, and ending not reaching the anus. Pectoral fin is rounded, with the fin tip extending beyond the middle of the pelvic fin. Anal fin is shorter than dorsal fin, starting from below the 15th-16th pain fin ray. Caudal fin is rounded. Anus is located just in front of anal fin.

The swim bladder is single-chambered, slender, rounded at the front and pointed at the end, extending to the base of the anal fin. The stomach is sac-shaped, with two pyloric protuberances, thick and long, about 1/3 of the intestine. The intestine is short and hyperbolic, longer than half the body length.

The appearance of the snakehead is: the front part of the body is cylindrical, the back part is flattened, the head of the snakehead is very long, the front half of the head is a little flat, and the back half of the head is a little bulging. The teeth of the snakehead are arranged in small strips on the upper and lower jaws, and the teeth on both sides of the upper jaw are relatively sharp. The overall color of the snakehead is gray-black, the color of the top of the head is relatively dark, the belly is light white, and there are irregular black spots on both sides. The dorsal fin is quite long, almost connected to the tail fin, without hard spines, starting from the base of the pectoral fin and close to the tip of the snout.

Additional information

Snakeheads are ferocious, fertile, and voracious eaters who can often eat all the other fish in a lake or pond. Snakeheads can also glide on land and migrate to other waters in search of food, and can live out of water for up to three days.

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Snakehead fish is the common name for black snakehead fish, also known as mullet, raw fish, money fish, snake fish, firehead fish, etc. It is ferocious, has strong reproductive capacity, and has a huge appetite. It can often eat all other fish in a lake or pond. Snakehead fish can also slide on land and migrate to other waters to find food. It can live out of water for up to 3 days.

Snakehead fish is a common edible fish in China. It is large, fast-growing, and has high economic value. Snakehead fish has few bone spurs, a high meat content, and is rich in nutrition. It contains more protein than chicken and beef. Snakehead fish has the effects of removing blood stasis, promoting new blood, and nourishing and conditioning as a medicine. After surgery, eating snakehead fish can promote muscle growth and blood, and promote wound healing. It has very rich nutritional value.

Snakehead fish is found in freshwater rivers, lakes, ditches and ponds in all parts of my country, except in the western regions. Snakehead fish has a round and long body, a big mouth and sharp teeth, and is fierce. It has a dark black body with a pattern similar to snake skin, black and white patterns on its body, and a pair of protruding, shining eyes. Due to the different water colors in different places, the body color of snakehead fish is slightly different.

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It tastes delicious and is very nutritious. Eating black fish can also help to reduce inflammation in wounds.

The main cooking methods include: black fish shredded pancakes, jade belt black fish rolls, braised black fish in soup, black fish with soy sauce, black fish in vinegar and pepper soup, jade rice soup fish, shredded fish with red fermented rice wine, black fish with sauerkraut, dry-fried black fish, steamed black fish, braised black fish, clear-boiled black fish, and garlic-braised black fish.

Every 100 g of black fish meat contains 19.8 g of protein, 1.4 g of fat, 384.6 kJ of calories, 57 mg of calcium, 163 mg of phosphorus, 0.5 mg of iron, 0.03 mg of thiamine, 0.25 mg of riboflavin, and 2.8 mg of niacin. The tail muscle contains 18 kinds of free amino acids such as citrulline, proline, and serine, making it a good food and medicine. [7]

Generally, the pickled fish in restaurants is rarely made with black carp. Most of the time, it is made with grass carp (mixed carp), which is cheaper than black carp. It is not easy to buy wild black carp on the market. Domesticated black carp is slow to react and has lower nutritional value than wild ones. When buying, you can make a comprehensive judgment based on the mental state and texture of the black carp to determine whether it is wild.

1. Black fish meat contains protein, fat, 18 kinds of amino acids, as well as calcium, phosphorus, iron and various vitamins necessary for the human body.

2. Suitable for people with weak body, hypoproteinemia, spleen and stomach qi deficiency, malnutrition, and anemia. People in Guangxi often regard black fish as a precious tonic, used to promote lactation and replenish blood;

3. Black fish has the effects of dispelling wind and curing malnutrition, nourishing the spleen and replenishing qi, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling. Therefore, postpartum women, patients with rheumatism, and children with malnutrition in the three northern regions often seek to eat black snakehead fish as a supplementary diet therapy.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Blackfish