The invention provides a multi-degree-of-freedom bionic robot fish for real-time mobile monitoring of water quality and a control method thereof. The bionic robot fish comprises a hard head shell, a hard fish body shell, a hard dorsal fin shell, a tail connecting piece, a fishtail component, an underwater lifting device, an underwater monitoring module, a battery, a main control circuit board, a data acquisition module, a 4G wireless communication module, a 4G antenna, a GPS antenna, a GPS positioning receiver module, a voltage stabilizing module, a radio receiving module, a water quality pH value detection sensor and a water quality turbidity value detection sensor. A short-range control method and a remote control method are provided, the bionic robot fish is wide in available range, convenient to carry, easy to operate and visual in display, the real-time acquisition of different water quality parameters and underwater environment images of different water areas can be realized, theremote operation can be achieved through 4G communication, and the cost is effectively saved; and the bionic robot fish is widely applied to underwater resource exploration, hydrological monitoring and the like, and a technical reserve is provided for future water quality monitoring robotic fish development.