Source: Food Explorer
Have you ever seen a fish that "walks"? Crucian carp is such a strange fish, they are born fish, but they will not stay in the water peacefully, and brave the world of land with their backbone, which makes people amazed again and again.
This peculiar fish used to be seen in the Liangguang area, but why is it rare now?
In the former southern region, especially in the Liangguang area, you can see the miraculous mountain crucian carp everywhere. Some people may ask, how amazing is the crucian carp?
The magic of the crucian carp is that they are a type of freshwater fish, but instead of staying in the water, they prefer to "walk" on land in groups. It is not uncommon to see the "strong fish" carp struggling to climb over land. The scientific name of this fish that can walk on the ground on the land is the climbing perch.
The most striking thing about the body of the crucian carp is their long, slightly square-shaped body, and the surface of the body is covered with a body of hard, thick and tightly arranged fish scales, which is the capital for them to "walk" on land.
The thick protective layer allows it to safely climb over the bumps and obstacles along the way. The carp, which is good at living outside the water, is a real "ruthless character", and they are armed from beginning to tail with "rough skin and thick meat". The head of the crucian carp is as small and pointed as a drill bit, and the dorsal fin spreads out in turn like a steel nail, which is full of shocking power. At the same time, the tail of the crucian carp is strong and powerful, and a dragon can help itself "walk" on land by swinging its tail.
Crucian carp is a native species from the large family of tropical fish, and they usually inhabit streams and ditches. Crucian carp eat a lot of food, have a strong predatory ability and a fierce temperament, and small fish and shrimp are in their diet. The ambition of the crucian carp makes it unwilling to only feed on the creatures in the water, and even the insects that stay by the stream for a short time will be eaten by them jumping out of the water with a "thud".
It is worth mentioning that although they are born fish, they seem to enjoy crawling on land more. The reason why the crucian carp can serve as an expeditionary force on land is mainly due to the fact that they have special gill apparatus, which allows them to breathe the air on land like a "plug-in", which is their secret weapon to "proudly" walk on the ground and distinguish them from the fish swimming in the water.
Even if they go on an expedition on land, they have to form a group, and when they are gathered and quickly leap out of the water, they will start to walk in style.
Crucian carp are muscular and muscular, which gives them ample motivation to walk on land. In addition, the hard and powerful pectoral and pelvic fins of the crucian carp act like human legs, providing strong support for their "expeditions". Although the crucian carp has the capital and conditions to "walk" on land, they are fish after all, and it is inevitable that they will be "full of states" when crawling on land, which makes people laugh.
In the mighty group portrait of the crucian carp crawling, one crucian carp is more funny, one is sliding forward, the other is twisting and tumbling in a crawling posture, and some of the crucian carp are struggling to use their muscles and borrow the support of their fins to "leap" a little.
Compared with the once prosperous gathering of mountain carp, today's population of mountain carp can be described as "sparse fish", and it is difficult to see the bustling army of crucian carp crawling between the mountains and wilderness, even in the water body, their figure is rare. Why are there fewer and fewer crucian carp?
There are two reasons behind the decline of the wild population of crucian carp, one is the improper activities of human beings, and the other is the deterioration of water quality due to serious environmental pollution.
First of all, let's talk about the reason why the mountain carp is artificially caught and injured, in the past, people easily mistook the mountain carp for the crucian carp, they themselves have a certain similarity, easy to confuse, so that they are caught ashore by humans. When people find out that the fish they catch is a crucian carp instead of a crucian carp, they will discard it, and when this harmful behavior is too frequent, it will also affect the number of crucian carp to a certain extent.
In addition, the crucian carp is a rather ferocious and restless fish, and their presence can greatly disturb other fish stocks, thus affecting the fishing operations of fishermen. This induces human harm to the crucian carp, which will inevitably reduce its population after a long period of development.
On the other hand, the deterioration of water quality caused by environmental pollution seriously affects the reproduction of crucian carp, and its growth and reproduction are severely affected. Crucian carp populations have a specific habit, and when the water environment deteriorates, they will jump out of the polluted water body to find a new home. At the same time, the carp also likes to crawl up the mountain after the rain in search of clean water. Although the vitality of the crucian carp is extremely tenacious and it can crawl on land for a long time, in recent years, the water bodies that have become more and more polluted have made the living space of the crucian carp very cramped.
Wherever they move to, they seem to be greeted by an aquatic environment polluted by chemical pesticides and factory waste. These highly toxic water sources affect the normal growth and reproduction of the crucian carp, and even make it difficult for them to survive, and the wild population is greatly devastated. This is also a major factor contributing to the sharp decline of the wild population of crucian carp.
After hearing about the "strange thing" of the mountain carp, some people were curious, can the mountain carp that looks like a hard stubble be eaten? As a freshwater fish, the crucian carp is definitely edible, the difference is that "turnip greens have their own love", and some people think that the crucian carp is fatty and juicy.
Some people also think that the crucian carp is not large in size and contains little meat, and it is like chicken ribs when eaten. In addition, it is very difficult to cook and handle, as it has hard, sharp fins and "armor", which makes it difficult to dissect and handle.
On the other hand, due to the fact that the crucian carp often flows restlessly to different water bodies, it is inevitable that it will carry more pollutants and bacteria on its body, so it is necessary to be cautious when eating wild crucian carp. Some people will also think that since the crucian carp is widely distributed in the Liangguang area, it is not a good thing for the Liangguang people who like to eat game.
In fact, the fact is just the opposite, most people think that the carp is a hard bone to gnaw, and they may carry a lot of "dirty" on their bodies if they survive in an unclean environment in the wild, so people are very cautious about eating the carp. From this point of view, the decrease in the number of crucian carp is more due to environmental pollution and human injury, rather than food factors.
The miraculous crucian carp is born as a fish, but it transcends the characteristics of a fish and is able to "walk" on land. In the past, there were many of them, but they have gradually become scarce due to environmental pollution and other factors, thank you for reading.