Steamed Osmanthus Fish
by It's sweet
Favorite
Difficulty
Easy
Time
20m
Serving
2
Osmanthus fish, Siniperca serrata. The body is tall and flat, with a raised back. The mouth is large, and the lower jaw is significantly longer than the upper jaw. There are small teeth of different sizes on the mandible, vomer, and cranium. The posterior edge of the anterior operculum is serrated with 4 large spines on the lower edge; the posterior edge of the posterior operculum has 2 large spines. The head is scaly and small; the lateral line curves upward along the dorsal arc. The dorsal fin is divided into two parts, connected to each other, the front part is hard spines, and the back part is soft fin rays. The body is yellow-green, the abdomen is gray and white, with irregular dark brown spots and patches on the side of the body; there is a long and narrow black band from the snout end through the eye socket to the front and underside of the dorsal fin"
