In the southern waters of China, there is a kind of fish, which looks like a mouse, often regarded as a yellow spicy ding, the appearance characteristics of the two are very similar, commonly known as "river rat", the scientific name of the big fin turtle. The biggest feature of the river rat is that the head is wide and flat, the chest is wide and flat, and often pasted in the stone crevices at the bottom of the river, so it is also known as stone slab head, stone flat head, rock flat head, etc., the meat is tender and delicious, and there is a unique fat and tender of river fish, which is loved by many friends. So where are the production areas of river rats distributed? What is the difference between it and yellow spicy ding? The following small editor will introduce the river rat for everyone, let's take a look.
River rats are widely distributed in the Yangtze River to the Pearl River water system, with more production in the middle and upper reaches of the river, as a benthic fish, generally inhabit the rapid flow, the bottom of the boulder river trunk, tributaries, like group life. River rats generally feed at night, mainly feeding on benthic animals, such as snails, mussels, aquatic insects and their larvae, small shrimp, small fish, etc., and occasionally eat the detritus of higher plants and some algae.
1, river rat and yellow spicy ding both belong to the family of choleaceae, so the shape is very close. And the living habits are also very similar, they like to inhabit the rapids of rivers and boulders. However, the river rat and the yellow spicy ding are not the same kind of fish at all, the river rat is not caught in most areas, the color is gray, the head is very similar to a mouse, and the mouth is wider.
2, yellow spicy ding is more generally referred to its body shape is "triangular", the side of the body and the back are three spikes are scaleless small and medium-sized fish species, mainly a variety of anchovy family and anchovy species. The river rat belongs to the relatively rare turtle fish, and the distribution of the turtle fish in China's large rivers is relatively small, and most of them are relatively rare fish species.
3. The river rat has 2 to 4 whiskers, golden yellow all over the body, and no spots or markings. The body of the yellow spicy ding is bluish brown, with 3 to 6 whiskers. The price of yellow spicy ding in the market is generally about 20 yuan a catty, while the price of the river rat is far more than the yellow spicy ding, generally about 80-100 yuan a catty, and generally can not be purchased.
1. Fishing spots
Fishing river rats, you must choose in the rocks, or there are stone rock holes at the bottom of the water, the bottom is more gravel, and the water flow is more rapid, the river trunk, the slow water in the tributaries, the general intersection of the light and dark rivers is also a better fishing point. Its fishing position can not be selected in the still water area, there must be a slow flow of water, is the best choice.
2. Bait
Bait can use earthworms, pork liver, chicken liver, etc. as bait, and if possible, you can also catch large white-nosed insects for fishing, and the effect is also very good.
3. Fishing tackle
Fishing for river rats can be done with a hand rod or by rock fishing, depending on the fishing environment. Generally, the 28-tone 5.4-meter fishing rod is more suitable, and it can catch 1-10 pounds of small river rats. River rats are dead-mouthed fish, the line group 4 + 3 is enough, the hook needs ishinis with barbs.
In summary, it is the introduction of the river rat, the river rat is a relatively rare fish species in the Yangtze River Basin, it is easy to confuse it with yellow spicy ding, the taste is very delicious, not inferior to the "Three Fresh Yangtze River". River rats like to swim in the flowing water, the meat is tender and delicious, the bone spurs are also small, suitable for all ages, is a high-quality edible fish, has a certain economic value. However, due to its small wild resources, it has become a protected animal in China, and it is strictly forbidden to fish privately, and wild river rats generally only appear in the rainy season, especially after the rainstorm, when the flash flood breaks out, it will appear in groups in streams or small rivers under the mountain, and the chance of catching is not large. Have you ever seen a fish like the river rat? What else do you want to know about the River Rat? Welcome to comment and share.