Is the side fish a freshwater fish or a sea fish?

The side fish is the mackerel, which is unique to China. It has the effects of tonifying deficiency, tonifying spleen, nourishing blood, dispelling wind and invigorating stomach after eating. So, is the side fish a freshwater fish or a sea fish?

Is the side fish a freshwater fish or a sea fish?

Sideline fish is freshwater fish, which is mainly distributed in medium-sized lakes attached to the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China. it usually lives in the middle and lower layers of the water, which is more suitable for static water life.

What does the side fish look like?

The whole of the side fish (mackerel) is rhomboid, the body is flat and tall, the body length is about 50 cm, which is 2.2-2.8 times of the body height, the head is smaller, the mouth is small, the dorsal fins are hard spines, the pectoral fins are shorter, the caudal fins are bifurcated, and the lower leaves are longer than the upper leaves; the back of the body is bluish gray, the sides are silver-gray, the abdomen is silver-white, the scales are gray-white at the base, the edges are gray-black, and each fin is grayish black.

What kind of food does the side fish eat?

Side fish (herbivorous fish) are herbivorous fish. fish species and adult fish mainly feed on aquatic vascular plants such as bitter grass, verticillium verticillata and Euphorbia angustifolia. They also like to eat terrestrial Gramineae plants and vegetable leaves, and can also feed on some lake bottom plant debris and a small amount of zooplankton.