美国大口胭脂鱼,又名巨口牛脂鲤,原产于北美洲的密西西比河流域,是一种大型淡水经济鱼类,由于其具有个体大、生长快、抗逆性强、繁殖快等优点,在美国南方各州具有一定的养殖规模,成熟的雌雄鱼色泽艳丽,在阳光下呈五彩斑斓、异常美丽,故名胭脂鱼,此鱼1993年首次引入我国,并被国家农业部列为“九五”重点科研推广项目,1996年在国内首次 American bigmouth carp, also known as giant mouth tallow carp, is native to the Mississippi River Basin in North America and is a large freshwater economic fish. Due to its advantages of large size, fast growth, strong resistance and fast propagation, The southern states of the United States have a certain scale of breeding, mature males and females, brightly colored, in the sun was colorful, exceptionally beautiful, hence the name bream fish, the fish first introduced to China in 1993, and the Ministry of Agriculture as a “nine five ”Key scientific research and promotion projects, in 1996 for the first time in China