What kind of fish is yellow stickleback and where does it live?

Yellow stickleback belongs to the genus Pelteobagrus of the family Siluriformes. Their bodies are strong, their heads, mouths and gills are relatively large, and their dorsal fins are small, with relatively hard spines on them. Their backs are black and brown, turning pale yellow as they approach the abdomen, and there are many yellow stripes. Yellow stickleback lives in fresh water and is widely distributed in China and many surrounding countries, both in the north and south of China. They belong to omnivorous fish, and aquatic insects, fish and shrimp are their staple foods. They can also eat plant debris.

1. what

is yellow stickleback? Yellow stickleback is one of the common fish in our country, also known as "yellow pepper", "yellow stick" and so on. They belong to the genus Pelteobagrus of the family Siluriformes. The yellow stickleback has a stout body and a flat back end. They have larger heads, larger mouths, moderately sized eyes, and larger gills. Their dorsal fins are small and have some spines on them, which can be regarded as one of their outstanding features. The back of the yellow stickleback is black and brown, but it turns light yellow when it approaches the abdomen, and there are many yellow stripes on its body, so it gets its name.

From the point of view of living environment, yellow stickleback belongs to freshwater fish, which is widely distributed in freshwater in China and many other countries. Specifically, yellow stickleback is distributed in both the south and the north of China, such as the Pearl River, the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, and even in the northernmost Songhua River and Heilongjiang River. In addition, they are distributed in Laos, Russia, North Korea and other countries. In terms of feeding habits, yellow stickleback is an omnivorous fish, but they mainly eat animal feed, such as aquatic insects, fish, shrimp and so on. In addition, sometimes they eat some plant debris, but not too much.

2. Where

does the yellow stickleback live? As mentioned above, the yellow stickleback lives in freshwater, and generally speaking, it can only adapt to freshwater life. It is a typical freshwater fish species. Specifically, there are many waters where yellow stickleback lives in China, both north and south, such as Minjiang River, Xiangjiang River, Pearl River, Yellow River, Yangtze River and so on. In addition, yellow stickleback also lives in some countries around China. Yellow stickleback fish also have certain requirements for the waters, for example, they have requirements for water quality, like to live in clean places. They also have requirements for the flow rate of water and like to live in places where the flow rate is slower.