The maximum length of the six-shield saw-tail crane can reach 70cm, which is relatively easy to raise. It is enough to feed some benthic seaweed. After understanding this, let's take a look at the morphological characteristics of the six-shield saw-tail crane!

The six-shield saw-tail hanging fish has an oval shape and a flat side. The head is medium and large, the snout is protruding, the mouth cleft is small, the upper and lower jaws are of equal length; the upper and lower jaws each have a row of teeth, the front end is incisor-like, and the rear end is serrated. The body is covered with tiny comb scales, resembling shark skin. The spines of the dorsal and anal fins are sharp; the pectoral fins are nearly triangular; the caudal fins are nearly truncate or fan-shaped. The adult fish is uniformly grayish-white, with several inconspicuous dark short vertical bands in the center of the body. The snout of the adult fish has a prominent bulge, the fins of the body are gray-white to blue, and the tail handle and front end have 6 brown scales, hence the name Six Shield Saw Tail Hanging.