Mandarin fish is a relatively common freshwater fish in China, and it is one of the "four famous freshwater fish" in China, and it is basically distributed in freshwater waters everywhere in China. There are many other names for Mandarin fish, such as "sweet-scented osmanthus fish", "sweet-scented osmanthus", "seasonal flower fish", "flower crucian carp" and so on. It can be seen that Mandarin fish and Mandarin fish refer to the same kind of fish, which is a different name for the same kind of fish. Specifically, both refer to fish in Osteichthyes, Percidae and Siniperca.
As mentioned above, Mandarin fish and mandarine fish refer to the same kind of fish, but they are called differently. In fact, the pronunciation of "Mandarin fish" and "Gui" is the same. Because the writing of "Mandarin fish" is troublesome and some people are not familiar with the pronunciation of the word, it is renamed "Gui Yu" in some areas, because the writing of "Gui" is simple and the pronunciation is known by all.
Therefore, there is no difference between Mandarin fish and Mandarin fish. The fish in Osteichthyes, Percidae, and Siniperca referred to by them are the same in terms of species, living environment, distribution range, and living habits. In different regions, there are different names for this kind of fish, although "Mandarin fish" is also a common name, but if the formal name is "Mandarin fish", it is also used in formal written materials.