Their bodies are flat and tall, with small heads and big mouths, about 50 cm long, silvery red in color and light blue spots on their bodies.
They live in seawater and are marine fish, which are widely distributed in the world and along the coast of China.
Their eating habits are very miscellaneous and they belong to omnivorous animals.
They are edible and have certain economic value.
1. What is snapper? Snapper is a common fish in China, also known as Cargill, Tongpen Fish and Bangaji.
According to the category, snapper belongs to Tilapia, belonging to Perciformes.
The body of snapper is relatively flat and tall, with a body length of about 50 cm; Their color is silver-red, there may be some light blue spots on the surface, and the back of the tail fin is green; Their heads are bigger but their mouths are smaller.
Judging from the living environment, snapper lives in seawater, so it is a kind of marine fish.
Specifically, different kinds of snapper live in different places.
In the coastal areas of China, there are also many snappers, such as Qingdao, Longkou, Yantai and Qinhuangdao.
From the distribution depth, the snapper mainly lives in seawater with a depth of 30-200 meters.
In terms of feeding habits, snapper has a variety of feeding habits and can eat more food.
They can eat animals, such as mollusks, echinoderms, small fish, shrimps and crabs.
In addition, they can eat grass and plankton.
Second, is snapper a freshwater fish? As mentioned above, in terms of living environment, snapper lives in seawater, so it is a marine fish.
Freshwater fish and marine fish are two completely opposite fish, because freshwater fish can only live in fresh water, and snapper is not a freshwater fish.
From a global perspective, snapper is widely distributed.
In some coastal cities of China, there are also many snappers.
Their distribution depth is mainly 30-200 meters.
They also have certain requirements for seawater temperature, and are most suitable for survival in seawater of 24-32 degrees.