2018-09-06 06:42 | Zhejiang News Client | Journalist Royani
On September 2, several donkey friends hiking at Flying Eagle Rock in Touto Town, Huangyan District, discovered a strange fish suspected of being a Chinese salamander. From the photo, the monster fish has a flat head, is covered with large particles, and has a brown body, similar to the appearance of the Chinese salamander.
It is understood that the Chinese salamander belongs to the national second-level protected animal and is listed in the "Red Book of Endangered Animals in China" together with the national treasure giant panda. This kind of "living fossils", which have a history of 300 million years and are in the same development era as dinosaurs, are praised by biologists as the "golden key" to study the evolutionary history of paleontology.
It is understood that in 1889, a foreigner first found this small animal in Yichang, Hubei Province, and named it "Chinese Salamander". In the 1930s, the "Chinese salamander" was discovered in Chong'an, Fujian, Wenling, Zhejiang, and Qiyang, Hunan, and disappeared.
Analysis of the discovery site of "Chinese salamander", it was found that the living environment of this organism is related to the ecological environment, a good ecological environment is the main factor for the survival of Chinese salamanders, and the Touto Town Rock Mountain is located in a deep mountain, belonging to the low hilly area in the upper reaches of Yuantongxi, a tributary of the Yongning River, with a superior ecological environment, which is very suitable for the survival of "Chinese salamander".
Is this strange fish a Chinese salamander? At present, the reporter has contacted the relevant departments to identify, and The Town of Touto in Huangyan District will also be further verified.