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What kind of fish is the pond smelt? Characteristics and habits overview

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(Osmeridae) Hypomesus oidous [local name] cucumber fish. [Morphological characteristics] Small fish, generally 6-8 cm in body length. Body elongate and laterally compressed. Head length greater than body depth. Snout terminal, mouth cleft relatively large, upper and lower jaws with villiform teeth, maxilla extending to below the eye. Eye present, eye diameter equal to snout length. Dorsal fin tall, its height greater than body depth, opposite the pelvic fins. Adipose fin present. Pectoral fins small. Caudal peduncle very slender, caudal fin deeply forked. Back light grass green, sides of body silvery white, scale edges with small dark spots. Fins grayish black

(Osmeridae) Hypomesus oidous [local name] cucumber fish. [Morphological characteristics] Small fish, generally 6-8 cm in body length. Body elongate and laterally compressed. Head length greater than body depth. Snout terminal, mouth cleft relatively large, upper and lower jaws with villiform teeth, maxilla extending to below the eye. Eye present, eye diameter equal to snout length. Dorsal fin tall, its height greater than body depth, opposite the pelvic fins. Adipose fin present. Pectoral fins small. Caudal peduncle very slender, caudal fin deeply forked. Back light grass green, sides of body silvery white, scale edges with small dark spots. Fins grayish black. [Origin, production season] Suitable temperature low, with a certain yield in the Heilongjiang River basin. In recent years artificial breeding has succeeded, and it has been introduced to a special fresh cucumber flavor, after cooking the fragrance fills the air, eating it leaves a lingering fragrance in the mouth, very popular with consumers.

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