花鱼骨为江湖中常见的中、下层鱼类。以水生昆虫的幼虫为主要食物，也食软体动物和小鱼。生殖季节在4～5月，分批产卵。卵粘性，附着于水草上发育。最大个体达4市斤左右。
学名：Hemibarbus maculatus Bleeker
英文名：Flower fish bone
This species belongs to the family of Cyprinidae,order of Cypriniformes.Widely distributed, from the south of the Yangtze River to the Hei Longjiang River.It’s the common middle and lower fish in the rivers and lakes.It lives on the larvae of aquatic insects and also the molluscs and small fishes.