Sea eel

Sea eel

(rihuazi materia medica)

[synonym] Ciyu, Ciyu, Anguilla japonica, Ciyu, gouyu (rihuazi materia medica), Goutou eel (suixiju diet), gouyu, Jigou, Langya eel (fish survey in the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea), Jianzui eel, Wupi eel, jiuyu eel and menyu eel (Chinese animal atlas? Fish).

[source] it is the meat of moray eel.

[animal morphology] sea eel

The body is long and thin, the front is round tube, the tail is flat, and gradually becomes thin backward. The body length is more than 50 cm. The head is long and sharp at the front. The snout is long and pointed, the tip is round and inflated, followed by a deep concave. The upper jaw is longer than the lower jaw. The eyes are large, suborbicular, on both sides of the head, with no moving eye margin. The mouth fissure is large and the angle of mouth is far beyond the posterior edge of the eye. The anterior nostril is short tubular, located behind the concave part of the snout. The posterior nostril is not tubular, but in the middle of the eyes. The tongue can't move. The two teeth are strong and sharp with 3 rows on both sides. There are 8-16 large canines in the front of maxilla and 6-7 large canines in the front of mandible. The lateral teeth of the lower collar are not inclined to the outside, and do not show out when the mouth is closed. There are 10-15 large flat teeth in the middle row of the vomer, and there is a small tooth tip in the front and back of the tooth base. The body has no scales and lateral lines. The dorsal fin starts from a little forward above the gill hole; the gluteal fin starts from behind the anus; the dorsal and gluteal fins connect with the caudal fin at the rear. There are pectoral fins. No pelvic fins. All gray, slightly light below, back, buttock fin edge black.

It lives near the sea. In the daytime, they lie in mud holes or cracks in rocks and reefs, and go out to forage at night. It is distributed in the coastal areas of China, mostly in the East and South China Sea, and rarely in the north.

[nature and taste] 1. Rihuazi materia medica: "it's flat and poisonous. "

② "Gangmu": "Gan, Ping, toxic. "

[functions and indications] ① rihuazi materia medica: "it can treat skin ulcers, scabies, malnutrition, hemorrhoids and fistulas. "

② Compendium of Medical Sciences: "it is the same as eel. "

Chinese PinYin : Hai Man