How much does pomfret cost per jin? Four major differences from Wuchang bream

Pomfret, also known as pingyu, is a marine fish with extremely high nutritional value, and is deeply loved by people for its effects such as delaying body aging, replenishing qi and nourishing blood, and tonifying the stomach. So how much does pomfret cost per jin roughly? What is the difference from Wuchang bream?

1. Introduction to pomfret:

1. Is pomfret a marine fish or a freshwater fish?

Pomfret includes both marine fish and freshwater fish, because pomfret is a general term for fish of the family Stromateidae in the order Perciformes, and is a large tropical fish of tropical and subtropical regions that serves both as food and as an ornamental fish. After being introduced for artificial breeding, it has now become one of the famous and special varieties with the highest annual output in our country.

2. What types of pomfret are there?

Knife pomfret, black pomfret, grey pomfret, spiny pomfret, silver pomfret, golden pomfret, red pomfret, flower pomfret.

2. How much does pomfret cost per jin roughly?

Pomfret market prices vary, generally around 20 to 80 yuan per jin, but due to differences in variety, size specifications, market, and selling time, prices will differ.

1. Selling price by size specification: the larger the pomfret, the market price reaches around 160 to 250 yuan per jin; for smaller ones, the market price reaches around 13 to 40 yuan per jin. If sold during the peak production period, it costs at least around 40 yuan per fish. Generally, a pomfret weighing one jin is priced at around 10 to 15 yuan per jin.

2. Selling price by variety: white pomfret market price is around 10 to 15 yuan per jin, red pomfret market price is around 5 to 6 yuan per jin, yellow pomfret market price reaches around more than 20 yuan per jin, and golden pomfret market price is around 18 to 25 yuan per jin. If it is during the fishing moratorium, small white pomfret of around 50g has a market price of around 40 yuan per jin, and larger ones have a market price of around 110 yuan per jin.

3. Selling price by sales method: frozen pomfret market price reaches around 170 to 200 yuan per box, and ice-fresh pomfret market price is around 12 yuan per jin.

In summary, different varieties of pomfret are sold at different prices in different periods, so the specific price needs to be checked at the market.

3. What is the difference between pomfret and Wuchang bream?

Difference one, different family and genus: pomfret is a large fish of tropical and subtropical regions in the family Stromateidae of the order Perciformes, serving both as food and as an ornamental fish; Wuchang bream is a freshwater fish of the genus Megalobrama, family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes, specifically the blunt snout bream.

Difference two, different appearance: pomfret has a short body and small head, with a body length of about 20cm, and is extremely laterally compressed, with a small mouth and round lips, a silvery-white body color, an upper part that is bluish-grey, and a forked caudal fin with a longer lower lobe; Wuchang bream has a laterally compressed and tall body, with a body length of 16 to 45cm, an overall bluish-grey diamond shape, several rows of longitudinal stripes alternating dark and light on both sides of the body, scale bases that are light-colored, a relatively thick back, and a wide and short caudal peduncle.

Difference three, different distribution range: pomfret is mostly distributed in the coastal waters of China, Korea, central India, and central Japan, and often inhabits flowing waters at a depth of 30 to 70 m; Wuchang bream is mostly distributed in the neutral lake areas of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and often inhabits still water.

Difference four, different food eaten: pomfret mainly eats small fish, small shrimp, crustaceans, diatoms, jellyfish, and other food; Wuchang bream is a herbivorous fish, mainly eating black algae, pondweed, tape grass, and other aquatic plants.

Overall, different varieties of pomfret are sold at different prices at different times and in different markets, so when purchasing, try to check at the local market. In addition, although pomfret and Wuchang bream sound similar as if they were one kind of fish, the two still have certain differences in family and genus, appearance, and distribution range, so when purchasing, try to pay attention. If you do not know how to distinguish them, you can easily identify them by following the few small methods above.