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Asian carp is a grouping of fishes commonly used to mean silver, bighead carp, white and black amur, [note 1] which are regarded invasive in the United States.These four species, also known as copi, are native to China where they are collectively known as qing cao lian yong (青草鲢鳙) or si da jia yu (四大家鱼, "Big Four domesticated fish") [note 2] and are farmed for food.
Skipjack shad. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alosa chrysochloris. The skipjack herring ( Alosa chrysochloris) is a North American, migratory, fresh- and brackish water fish species in the herring family Alosidae. [3] The name skipjack shad comes from the fact that it is commonly seen leaping out of the water while feeding. [4]
Atlantic croaker in Pass Christian, Mississippi. The name croaker is descriptive of the noise the fish makes by vibrating strong muscles against its swim bladder, which acts as a resonating chamber much like a ball. The Atlantic croaker is the loudest of the drum family. It is also referred to as a hardhead, with smaller ones called pin heads.
The silver carp or silverfin ( Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) is a species of freshwater cyprinid fish, a variety of Asian carp native to China and eastern Siberia, from the Amur River drainage in the north to the Xi Jiang River drainage in the south. [2] Although a threatened species in its natural habitat, it has long been cultivated in China ...
Mullet (fish) See text. The mullets or grey mullets are a family ( Mugilidae) of ray-finned fish found worldwide in coastal temperate and tropical waters, and some species in fresh water. [1] Mullets have served as an important source of food in Mediterranean Europe since Roman times. The family includes about 78 species in 26 genera.
Periophthalmidae. Mudskippers are any of the 23 extant species of amphibious fish from the subfamily Oxudercinae of the goby family Oxudercidae. [2] They are known for their unusual body shapes, preferences for semiaquatic habitats, limited terrestrial locomotion and jumping, and the ability to survive prolonged periods of time both in and out ...
Flying fish are commercially fished in Japan, Vietnam, and Chinaby gillnetting, and in Indonesiaand Indiaby dipnetting.[15] Often in Japanese cuisine, the fish is preserved by drying to be used as fish stockfor dashibroth. The roeof Cheilopogon agoo, or Japanese flying fish, is used to make some types of sushi, and is known as tobiko.
Bait fish offer warning for evacuation. ... If people see bait fish jumping out of the water, that is a good indication that a shark is near, and they should evacuate, Naylor says, especially if ...