The head is very large, the body is compressed from the sides, the back and the upper part are black and bright, the sides and the abdominal surface are silvery white. Many of the structural and biological characteristics of this fish are similar to silver carp. The blades inside the long gill arch, which have evolved to filter all kinds of zooplanktons as food, are the clear characteristics of this fish. The baby fish feeds on zooplanktons and gradually on zooplanktons and large phytoplanktons. It also has the ability to use decayed plant remains. Its cultivation rate in tropical fish ponds is 5 to 10%.
Bighead fish or Sargandeh carp
fish farming
study time 1 minute
