What kind of fish is the horse mouth fish and where does it live?

Opisthostoma is a fish in the genus Opisthostoma of the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes. Their bodies are long and flat, their mouths are large, their snouts are long, their eyes are moderate in size, their abdomen is round, and their surface is covered with a fine layer of scales. The color of their back is gray and black, the abdomen is silver and white, and there are blue patterns on the side. They are small in size and only between 10-20 cm in length. They are freshwater fish and can be farmed. They like meat and feed mainly on small fish and insects.

1. What kind of fish

is Ophiocephalus? Ophiocephalus is also called "flower fish", which refers to the fish in the genus Ophiocephalus of Cyprinidae of Cypriniformes. It is a kind of fish living in China. The body shape of the horse mouth fish is relatively long and flat. Their mouth is relatively large, the snout is very long, the eyes are moderate; the abdomen is round, the body surface has a layer of relatively fine scales, the body is relatively small. The color of their back is gray and black, the color of their abdomen is silver and white, and there are some stripes on the side of their body, usually blue, which can be used as their distinguishing features. Horse mouth fish is a relatively small fish, with a body length of only 10-20 centimeters and a weight of less than 100 grams.

Opsariichthys olivaceus is a kind of freshwater fish, which is widely distributed in China and can be seen in freshwater basins in various regions of China. Wild horse mouth fish often live in mountain rivers or streams, and they like to live in places where the current is relatively fast. In terms of feeding habits, although the horse mouth fish is an omnivorous fish, they prefer to eat meat. But because of their small size, they can't eat very large animals, and their staple food is also small fish and insects. In addition, at present, some of the opsariichthys are cultured artificially.

2. Where

does the horse mouth fish live? As mentioned above, the horse mouth fish is a freshwater fish. In fact, Opsariichthys olivaceus is widely distributed in freshwater basins in China, and there are a large number of Opsariichthys olivaceus living in both southern and northern water systems. Specifically, the water layer where the opsariichthys lives is mainly the upper layer, which belongs to the upper layer fish, and they like to move in places where the current speed is relatively fast. In addition, the horse mouth fish is a carnivorous fish, which feeds on small fish and aquatic insects around it, so they are generally distributed in places where there are more organisms, so it is more convenient for them to hunt.