巴西鲷(Prochilodus　scrofa)又名南美鲱鱼,学名为小口脂鲤,为热带性鱼类,原产于巴西南部的巴拉那河水系,是巴西国内主要淡水经济鱼类。巴西鲷具有适应性强、生长速度快、食性广、个体大、抗病力强、易捕捞、肉质细嫩鲜美、经济价值高等特点。1996年浙江省淡水水产研究所从巴西引进该鱼的夏花鱼种, Prochilodus scrofa, also known as the South American herring, is a smallmouth carp called tropical carp, native to the Parana River in southern Brazil and the main freshwater economic fish in Brazil. Brazil sea bream has adaptability, fast growth, wide feeding, individual large, strong resistance, easy to catch, tender and delicious meat, high economic value. In 1996, Zhejiang Freshwater Fisheries Research Institute introduced the summer flower species of the fish from Brazil,