Fish belongs to the family of horse mackerel andlives in coastal waters at a relatively shallow depth. If you fall below 80 meters, you can hardly find there a vomer. It is noteworthy that this fish has a peculiar appearance. Because of this, it is often called the fish-moon. Let's talk in more detail about the features of the room, useful properties and understand where you can catch this marine dweller.
The fish-moon has a bright silver color and stronglyflattened body, from which it received its name. In some sources, you can hear a name like a crescent fish. This is most likely due to the fact that the young individuals of the chamber have several months of thin (thorny) spines on their backs. It can be said with certainty that this fish is the closest relative of the horse mackerel, which we all probably heard about. The fish died, the photo of which can be of interest to many fishing enthusiasts, has a body completely devoid of scales. It is noteworthy that its forehead is very steep and high, because of what there is a feeling that the trunk is rectangular. Dorsal fins resemble short spines, and thoracic fins are long, semilunar. All individuals, both young and older, have a silvery color with a blue tinge, less often with green. Sometimes the fish-moon can reach 60 centimeters in length, but this is a rarity, most often there are representatives of the species 20-30 cm.
As noted above, this species is foundexclusively in the coastal waters. It is worthwhile to draw your attention to the fact that there are several species. One of them occurs in the Atlantic Ocean, most often in the tropical zone (coast of Africa and Central America). The second species can be found in the Pacific Ocean. Here you can catch a cane, starting from the coast of California and ending with the coast of Chile. The fish-moon gives preference to sandy and silty soil and lives for the most part near the shelf. Young people prefer freshened shallow waters and brackish river estuaries. It is found mainly at the bottom in large groups and forms dense clusters. Activity takes place mostly at night, rises from the bottom in the daytime and rests. When the sun sets, the moon fish begins to look for food. As the latter, zooplankton and small fish most often appear.
It is difficult to say about the direct benefit of what we describefish. The fact is that much depends on the way it is prepared. But one can say with great confidence - the fish-moon is very tasty, whether fried, boiled or dried. But most of the useful substances can be obtained by eating baked or grilled onions. According to the research, meat is very useful, since it contains only 2-4% fat and approximately 20% protein. This suggests that if you sit on a tight diet, then allowing yourself a fish moon, do not gain a lot of calories. For this, the people of Ecuador and South America love this dish. It can be said with certainty that true connoisseurs of good beer almost always give preference to the measure that was cooked with hot smoking. Of course, so many useful minerals that are contained in meat are lost, but its taste is much better. The Pacific pioneers are very popular, as its meat is dense, but not rigid.
Fish has died, a photo of which you can see inany encyclopedia, is remembered also by the fact that it is capable of making hardly audible grunting sounds. This is necessary to communicate in a pack or to scare off enemies. Currently, this type of fish is very often grown under artificial conditions. In such an environment, however, a good divorce is very good, but it is necessary to create suitable conditions. Firstly, it is the water temperature, and also silt at the bottom, where the fish can hide in the event of danger. As for the size of fish grown in an artificial environment, most often the individuals grow no more than 15-30 centimeters. By the way, the maximum length of the Pacific aperture reaches 85 centimeters, and the weight is slightly higher than 4 kilograms, while the largest specimens that are found in the Atlantic Ocean do not exceed a length of 60 centimeters. As practice shows, it is very rare to catch large cocks , the average size for fishing statistics is 24 cm.
As you can see, the fish has a prettypeculiar structure of the body. As for the benefits of this fish, as you can see, it is obvious - a small amount of fat and a lot of protein, as well as some vitamins. Today, this fish in Russia is expensive for many. For a kilogram of dried cider will have to pay more than 400 rubles. Nevertheless, beer lovers enjoy this type of fish immensely popular. If you prefer boiled fish, then it's better not to give preference to the mouth. This is due to the fact that small individuals do not have as much meat as they would like. By the way, the fish-moon can boast a large amount of phosphorus and calcium.
