Yellow carp

Yellow river carp has golden scales on its side, slightly dark back and pale and white abdomen. The lower leaves of the gluteal fin, caudal stalk and caudal fin are orange-red, and the pectoral fin and ventral fin are orange. Except the scales located in the lower body and abdomen, there are crescent spots composed of many small black spots at the back of other scales. Its body is spindle-shaped, its side is flat and its abdomen is round. The head and back are in a slowly rising arc, and the back is slightly raised. Small head. Mouth end position, horseshoe-shaped. The starting point of dorsal fin is located before the starting point of ventral fin. The dorsal fin and the gluteal fin each have a hard thorn, and the rear edge of the hard thorn is serrated. Generally, the ratio of body length to body height is 3.34 0.48, the ratio of body length to head length is 4.03 0.47, and the ratio of tail stalk length to tail stalk height is 1.09 0.27. Yellow River Carp, Songjiang Bass, Xingkai Lake White Fish (Crouching Red Croaker) and Songhua River Mandarin Fish (Aohua) are all known as the four famous fish in China. Since ancient times, the Yellow River carp has been said that "it is a carp that must feed on fish" and "Luo carp is as expensive as cattle and sheep", and it is superior to food. Yellow river carp is also famous at home and abroad for its delicate and delicious meat, golden scales, red tail and long shuttle shape, and is a valuable fish resource in China. The legend of carp jumping at Longmen is almost a household name. Bai Juyi and other ancient poets wrote poems and wrote poems for him, calling him "Arowana". There are some beautiful poems among the people, such as "Three-foot carp of the Yellow River, which originally lived in Mengjin, failed to grow into a dragon, and returned with every fish". Yellow river carp, with golden scales and red tail, has a long spindle (body length/height > 3, tail stalk length/tail stalk height ≈1) and tender and delicious meat. Compared with other carp, its muscle has higher protein content (17.6%) and lower fat content (5.0%). It is rich in 8 amino acids and 4 umami amino acids which are all necessary for human body, as well as 3 trace elements such as iron, copper and zinc and a large number of elements such as calcium, magnesium and phosphorus. Since ancient times, it has been an indispensable delicacy for folk festivals and banquets.
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