Is cucumber fish the same as yellow croaker? How can I tell the difference between the two? How much is the wild cucumber fish per jin?

There is only one word difference between cucumber fish and yellow croaker, so are they the same? Is it the same kind of fish? How can I tell the difference between the two? How much is the wild cucumber fish per jin?

Yellow croaker, also known as yellow croaker, is the general name of a genus of yellow croaker of the family Pseudosciaena Crocea. Yellow croaker is divided into large yellow croaker and small yellow croaker, large yellow croaker, also known as big fresh, big yellow croaker, osmanthus yellow croaker, cucumber, etc., small yellow croaker also known as small fresh, small yellow flower, small cucumber. Large and small yellow croaker and belt fish are called the three major seafood in China. Before and after the Dragon Boat Festival in summer is the main flood season of Pseudosciaena Crocea, while Qingming Festival to Grain Rain is the main flood season of Pseudosciaena Crocea. At this time, the yellow croaker has fat body, golden scale, peak development and the most edible value.

Therefore, cucumber fish is the big yellow croaker, belongs to a kind of yellow croaker, its body fresh yellow, meat tender and delicious, high protein, low cholesterol, can treat anemia, nourish the body to become the treasures of marine fish. Cucumber fish has high economic value, fresh food can be braised, stewed, stir-fried, salted and so on, cooking dozens of dishes with different flavors. Pseudosciaena Crocea also has high medicinal value, its otolith has the effect of clearing heat and removing blood stasis, relieving diarrhea and diuresis, fat has the effect of moistening the lung and invigorating the spleen, replenishing qi and stopping bleeding, and gallbladder has the function of clearing heat and detoxification.

The shape and habits of yellow croaker are similar. The side of this kind of fish is flattened and elongated, showing golden yellow. The tail stalk of Pseudosciaena Crocea is slender, the scale is small, the body length is 40 cm 50 cm, the vertebra is 25 cm, and the small yellow croaker is shorter, the scale is larger, the body length is about 20 cm, and the vertebra is 28 cm.

Cucumber fish (Pseudosciaena Crocea) is elongated, flattened laterally and about 40-50cm in length. Golden yellow. The tail handle is slender. The scales are small, with 8-9 rows of scales between the starting point of the dorsal fin and the lateral line. There are 25-27 vertebrae. Usually inhabit deeper sea areas, migrate to offshore from April to June and spawn. After spawning, they are scattered along the coast to ask for bait and feed on fish and shrimp. It migrates to the deep sea again in autumn and winter.

In addition, cucumber fish not only refers to the big yellow croaker, but also refers to the pond marsh male fish. Pond male belongs to salmon order, Cucurbitaceae, male fish genus. The body is slender and slightly flattened laterally, the head is small and pointed, and the head length is larger than the body height. The mouth is large, anterior position, upper, lower jaw and tongue all have villous teeth. The maxilla is not extended to the lower edge of the center of the eye, and the eye is large. The scale is large and the lateral line is not obvious. The dorsal fin is higher, its height is higher than the body height; the end of the fat fin is free in the shape of flexion; the pectoral fin is small; the caudal stalk is very thin, its height is only equal to the eye diameter, and the caudal fin bifurcates deeply. The back is grass-green, slightly yellowish; the side of the body is silvery white; there are dark spots on the edge of the scales; the fins are grayish black.

Pond males are distributed in the lower reaches of Heilongjiang River, Tumen River and the middle and lower reaches of Yalu River. Male fish has a delicate smell of cucumber, so the residents of the producing area call it cucumber fish.

So, how much is the wild cucumber fish per jin?

The average price of farmed large yellow croaker on the market is about 56 yuan / kg, while the wild price fluctuates greatly, which is divided into many specifications according to weight. The price during May Day is roughly as follows: each weighing 2-3 taels, about 150 yuan per jin, 3-4 taels about 280 yuan per catty, 4-5 taels about 380 yuan per catty, 5-7 taels about 550 yuan per catty, 7-9 taels about 800 yuan per catty, and so on, the bigger the more expensive! Four or five kilograms of wild large yellow croaker can be sold for four or five thousand yuan a jin!