More than ten years ago, Yangtze River Jun first saw a kind of Yangtze River strange fish in the Three Gorges, and was instantly shocked by its "unique" appearance - the bare fish body is strange, the pointed fish head has thin eyes, and a pair of long whiskers grow on both sides of the fish's mouth.
Is there still this fish in the Yangtze River?
In fact, not only the Yangtze River Jun, many people who see the Jiangtuan fish for the first time, eight or nine out of ten will be shocked by its appearance.
Is there still this fish in the rivers of our country? How can it be so different from the common, familiar carp, grass carp, crucian carp and the like?
Some even suspect that this is an alien species...
In fact, this is because the River Tuan fish is an extremely ancient fish species, its scientific name is longnose, which is one of the few surviving fish of the family Anchovy and the genus.
Thousands of years ago, the body characteristics of the girth have been fixed, so its appearance is very different from that of many common species of freshwater fish in Nichijin.
However, in the minds of residents on both sides of the Yangtze River, the Jiangtuan fish is a very "kind" and familiar Yangtze River freshwater product - because its flesh is fat and tender, and there is no thorn and no fishy taste, it may be one of the best fish in the Yangtze River.
——Sichuan people call it "the fourth freshest in the Yangtze River", Guangxi people call it barracuda, catfish, Shanghai people call it fat lump fish, mouse fish...
The delicacy of jiangtuan fish is unforgettable for those who have eaten it, and it can be said to be the top treasure among freshwater fish.
Therefore, in the past, Jiangtuan was an essential dish for people along the Yangtze River to entertain guests, "finale dish"...
Unfortunately, this kind of river group fish, which was originally distributed from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River to the downstream entrance, has decreased sharply in modern times, and today, there are very few wild river group fish, even if the fishermen who live by the river every day do not necessarily encounter one a year...
Is such a peculiar and rare wild fish listed as a protected animal that is prohibited from fishing and eating?
Whether a wild fish or aquarium will be listed as a protected species, a core element is its stock and ecological value.
The population of river tuan fish, on the other hand, has long been on the verge of being on a more dangerous edge, but it is barely able to ensure the continuation and reproduction of its population – now their habitat has been greatly reduced, and only the Three Gorges reservoir area can be seen in common.
Therefore, as early as December 12, 2007, the river group fish (also known as the longnose) was included in the "List of Aquatic Animal and Plant Resources under National Key Protection in China (The First Batch)"
Just to say bluntly, in the current social context of our country, a protected list, the binding force is actually quite limited, many people catch, fish, still "eat as wrong"...
In fact, in the view of Yangtze River Jun, instead of listing Jiangtuan fish as protected animals, it is better to strictly prohibit commercial fishing, strictly catch electric fish, poisonous fish and other illegal fishing in its habitat.
At the same time, to protect their spawning migration routes, as long as the above points are achieved, with the adaptability and reproduction rate of the river group fish, their population recovery is not hopeless!
After all, as an "ancient aborigines" in the Yangtze River, before human activities wantonly destroyed the ecology of the Yangtze River, their populations were extremely prosperous and played an important role in the ecology of the Yangtze River....
(Before the 1980s, the population of Jiangtuan was still very prosperous, and some elderly villagers and fishermen may still have an impression)
On the other hand, it is gratifying that although the population of wild river group fish is not as large as before, its breeding technology has been very mature, and there are large-scale river group fish breeding bases in Sichuan, Chongqing, Guangxi, as well as Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Hubei in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
Therefore, it is believed that the future of jiangtuan fish will be brighter than that of knife fish and anchovies.
The technology of breeding river groups has matured
Of course, farmed fish can not completely replace the wild, wild river clusters are of indispensable significance for maintaining the gene pool of river clusters.
Therefore, Yangtze River Jun also hopes that more and more people can understand the rarity and ecological significance of this Yangtze River strange fish, so as to participate in the protection of this Yangtze River strange fish...
Netizens, in the rivers of your hometown, is there such a Strange Fish of the Yangtze River? What are the quantities?