Looking at species of sea fish,

This extremely rare species of marine fish in Vietnam is called crested salmon, a benthic creature with a super-distinctive appearance.

The crested salmon fish is listed as a rare species of marine fish in Vietnam due to its deep water, rarely appearing with a unique appearance. This is also one of the prominent representatives of the fish offering crested armor, the blind fish, the finfish.

Barbed salmon.

The crested salmon has the scientific name Satyrichthys rieffeli, is a fish in the Peristediidae family. When mature, crested salmon can reach a maximum length of up to 28cm. Although living on the bottom of the ocean, salmon-crested salmon does not look as deep and dark as some other fishes, which have a distinctive orange-red color.

Barbed salmon can reach maximum length up to 28cm.

There is no economic value but salmon salmon is still very sought after by its special shape and structure, its head is tall with solid bones, narrow muzzle and extending forward into two pointed lobes. , chin has two pairs of branched beards like bird feathers. The body is covered with 8 rows of scales in which each side has 4 rows, shaped like small bones, each scale has a small flat spine. There are no teeth on the jaws.

Barbed salmon are very sought after due to the special shape and texture.

Their favorite habitats are warm tropical waters along the edge of the continent, the continental slope, the island area. The salmon is distributed mainly in Japan, Taiwan, China, Indonesia and Australia. In Vietnam, this strange spiny salmon is found in the waters of Binh Dinh, Quy Nhon, Khanh Hoa, and Binh Thuan.

Their favorite habitat is warm tropical waters.

Currently, scientists have not identified the number of wild salmon crested in the Vietnamese sea. Due to the rare level, the crested salmon fish are included in the Vietnam Red Book, banned from fishing and trading. If caught (in rake net, net fin), it is necessary to drop immediately when they are alive.