The difference between Spanish mackerel and herring

The scientific name of Spanish mackerel is blue point mackerel, commonly known as swallow fish, plate mackerel, bamboo mackerel, pointed Majia, green arrow and so on. China's Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea and East China Sea are all produced. Herring is mainly distributed in the plain area south of the Yangtze River in China. It is an important fishery resource in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and lakes along the Yangtze River and the main breeding objects in lakes and ponds. Let's take a look at the difference between Spanish mackerel and herring.

The difference of families and genera between Spanish mackerel and herring

1. Spanish mackerel: Spanish mackerel belongs to the warm pelagic fishes of the order Perciformes, Spanish family, Pan-Fried Mackerel, belonging to the animal kingdom, phylum Chordata, subphylum Chordata, class bony fishes.

2. Herring: herring belongs to the freshwater fishes of the order Cyprinidae, Cyprinidae, order Carpiformes, phylum Chordata, bony Fish Class, kingdom Animalia.

Morphological differences between Spanish mackerel and herring

1. Spanish mackerel: Spanish mackerel is long and flat on the side, showing a spindle shape, with a general body length of 25 cm and a weight of 300 kg. The maximum individual length can reach 1 meter and weigh more than 4.5 kg. The caudal stalk is thin, with 3 ridges on each side, with the central ridge being the longest and highest. The head is longer than the body height. The mouth is large, slightly inclined, the teeth are sharp and large, and the arrangement is sparse. The body is finely scaly, and the lateral lines are irregularly wavy. There are black round spots in the center of the body. There are 2 dorsal fins, the first dorsal fin is long, there are 1920 fin spines, the second dorsal fin is shorter, and the dorsal fin and anal fin each have 8 small fins. The pectoral fin and ventral fin are short and without hard spines. The caudal fin is large and deeply forked.

2. Herring: the herring is long and slightly cylindrical, with a flat and round abdomen without ventral edges. The tail is slightly flat on the side. The kiss is blunt, but it is more pointed than grass carp. The posterior end of the maxilla extends below the anterior margin. The interocular septum is about 3.5 times of the ocular diameter. Gill rake 15-21, short, papillae. One line of pharyngeal teeth, left and right generally asymmetrical, tooth surface broad, molar-shaped. The scales are large and round. The scale of the lateral line is 39-45. The body is bluish black, the back is deeper, each fin is grayish black, the even fin is especially deep. The body length can be up to 145 cm.

The difference of producing area between Spanish mackerel and herring

1. Spanish mackerel: Spanish mackerel is distributed in the western North Pacific Ocean and produced in the East China Sea, Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea. The main fishing grounds are Zhoushan, Lianyungang and the southern coast of Shandong. Spring flood is from April to June, autumn flood is from July to October, and peak season is from May to June.

2. Herring: herring is mainly distributed in the plain to the south of the Yangtze River and rare to the north of the Yangtze River. it is an important fishery resource and the main culture object in lakes and ponds in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and along the Yangtze River. it is one of the "four big domestic fish" in freshwater culture in China.

The difference of efficacy between Spanish mackerel and herring

1. Spanish mackerel: Spanish mackerel has delicate meat, delicious taste, rich nutrition, tonifying qi, relieving cough, certain curative effect on weak cough and asthma, refreshing and anti-aging and other dietotherapy functions. regular diet has a certain auxiliary effect in the treatment of anemia, premature senility, malnutrition, postpartum weakness and neurasthenia.

2. Herring: herring is a kind of food rich in protein and fat, rich in nucleic acid, can delay aging, nutrition is easy to be absorbed by the human body, can be used for dietotherapy. It is rich in trace elements such as selenium and iodine, so it has anti-aging and anti-cancer effects. It also contains eicosapentaenoic acid and 22 carbon hexaenoic acid, which can dilate blood vessels and prevent blood clotting, which is very important for brain cells, especially for the growth and development of brain nerve conduction and synapses.