The flower-tailed pepper snapper is commonly known as Iron Woman, False Bao Gong, Black Foot, and Jiao Qian because there are many black dots of different sizes scattered on the dorsal and anal fins, especially the dots on the tail fin are denser, like scattered black pepper. Hen

Sichuan-tailed pepper snapper

Commonly known as iron woman, fake Bao Gong, black foot, and glue money, because there are many black dots of different sizes scattered on the dorsal and anal fins, especially the dots on the caudal fin are denser, looking like scattered black dots. Pepper, hence the name pepper snapper. Flower tail pepper snapper has the characteristics of tender meat, delicious taste and rich nutrition. In Southeast Asia, Japan and South Korea, it is a relatively fashionable edible fish. It is an important marine aquaculture species along my country's coast.

Morphological characteristics

Weighs 150 to 400 grams. Starting from the skull, the back is significantly raised, the back is narrow and sharp, and the ventral surface is flat. There is one dorsal fin, continuous, with 12 to 13 spines, and the anal fin has three spines. Caudal fin truncated, slightly rounded. The mouth is small, the end position, the lip thick, there are three pairs of small holes on the ventral surface of the mandible, the lateral line is complete, the height is parallel to the dorsal edge, the whole body is covered with fine ct scales, the scales below the lateral line scales are larger than those on the upper side, there are axillary scales at the base of the pectoral fins, and the upper part of the body is gray Brown, lighter below. There are three broad black stripes on the side of the body, which are oblique. Above the second diagonal strip, many black dots of different sizes are scattered on both the dorsal and anal fins, especially the dots on the caudal fin, which look like scattered black pepper. Hence the name, the edges of the pectoral fin, anal fin and caudal fin are almost black.

Life characteristics

Live in rocky sea areas with clear water and algae. They are strong in groups and swim quickly. Mainly feeds on benthic crustaceans, molluscs, echinoderms, small fish, shrimps and crabs. Distributed in the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean. Our country's South China Sea, East China Sea, and Yellow Sea all produce it, but the South China Sea's production is more abundant, and it is abundant in the Beibu Gulf of the South China Sea.

Food

This fish has tender meat and high economic value, and is an excellent breeding target along the southern coast. In cage culture, fry of about 3 cm can be raised to a weight of 500 grams that year. Artificial breeding has been successful in Taiwan and mass production is possible. Fujian and other provinces have also successfully carried out artificial breeding. Due to the high value of adult fish in the market and good breeding benefits, with the success of artificial breeding, there are more and more farmers. Pepper snapper meat is thick and delicious.