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What kind of fish is Nemipterus virgatus and where does it live?

Jane Margolis
2021-02-16 10:08:50
Nemipterus virgatus belongs to the genus Nemipterus of the family Nemipteridae, order Perciformes. They are spindle-shaped, with a raised back, a sunken forehead, 2 pairs of whiskers, and are scaly. Their backs are gray-black, their bellies are slightly lighter in color, and they have golden lateral lines. They are small in size, ranging from 8 to 19 centimeters in length. Nemipterus virgatus is a marine fish, which lives in the western Pacific Ocean and in the Yellow Sea, East China Sea and South China Sea in China. Nemipterus virgatus is a phytophagous fish, which mainly eats the seeds of various aquatic plants.
What kind of fish is Nemipterus virgatus and where does it live?

1. What

is Nemipterus virgatus? Nemipterus virgatus is a widely distributed fish in China, also known as "red shirt", "standing fish" and so on. They belong to the genus Nemipterus of the family Nemipteridae, order Perciformes. Their appearance features are more prominent, flat and spindle-shaped. Their backs are slightly raised, their foreheads are sunken, and there are two pairs of whiskers around their mouths. They are scaly, thin, and distributed only on one side of their body, so sometimes they are not easy to observe. Their backs are gray and black, and their bellies are lighter in color, so they get their name because they have golden lateral lines. Nemipterus virgatus is small in size, only between 8 and 19 centimeters in length, not too big.

From the point of view of living environment, Nemipterus virgatus is a marine fish, and its main distribution area is the western Pacific Ocean. Specifically, there are more countries with golden thread fish distribution. For example, in China, Japan, the Philippines, Thailand and other places, the number of golden thread fish is relatively large. In China, Nemipterus virgatus is mainly distributed in the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea and the South China Sea, which is a widely distributed marine fish. From the point of view of feeding habits, golden thread fish is a kind of phytophagous fish, their staple food is the seeds of some plants, basically do not eat meat. Although they originally lived in the ocean, after artificial breeding and domestication, they can also live in artificial breeding conditions.

2. Where

does Nemipterus virgatus live? As mentioned above, Nemipterus virgatus lives in the sea, and its specific distribution area is the western Pacific Ocean. Western Pacific countries are more, China, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines and so on are among them, the number of golden thread fish is more. Specifically, the golden thread fish also has requirements for the surrounding environment, generally living in places with more stones and better water quality. In addition, they also have food requirements, like to eat the seeds of aquatic plants, so they will also live in the sea where plants are abundant.

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