China's water resources are vast, relying on water to draft water is a very common thing in rural areas, but due to environmental degradation and uncontrolled fishing, many well-known fish species have disappeared. The fish species to be introduced by Xiaobian today was very common in rural rivers and rivers before. Its name is long snake catfish, because of its body shape like a nail used in ancient shipbuilding, it is commonly known as a boat ding, and in some places it is also called pig tail, boat ding, boat ding, etc. Boat dingfish is a small, medium- and lower-class fish in freshwater, endemic to China, and its meat is delicious and nutritious, especially fried and eaten with a mouthful of fragrant flavor. Let's get to know this boat fish together.
The requirements for water quality are very high, and its wild resource population has declined sharply. However, the boat ding fish has a high meat content, soft and tender meat, delicious taste, even the bones can be eaten. It is also because of its good edible value, boat ding fish is still in short supply in the market, and the rarity is expensive, and the market price of wild boat dingfish in some markets can be sold to about 80-100 yuan / kg.
In addition, another interesting point of the boat dingfish is that it is particularly squeamish, and it will die within a few minutes of coming out of the water, so there are also places to call it "see the light and die". Therefore, the general angler will take it back to eat immediately after catching it, and the eating method of the boat ding-fish is also diverse, but it can be stewed, fried, pickled, etc., which is a delicious dish that people like to eat.
The head and tail of the boat are large and small, the body is a square cone, generally living in pollution-free and clear water, and the diet is more mixed. As a wild fish species unique to our country, boat butterns are mainly distributed in the middle and lower reaches of the Liao River, Haihe River, Yellow River, Yangtze River, Qiantang River and other water systems.
1. Name difference
The scientific name of the boattail is the long snake bass, which is a small middle and lower-class fish in freshwater, while the scientific name of the boat nail fish is snake bass, which is a small dye fish at the bottom.
2. Region of origin
The distribution of the origin of the nail fish is more extensive than that of the boat dingfish, which is distributed in freshwater all over China, such as Hong Kong, Nanjing, Sichuan, Jilin, Jinan and Beijing.
3. Difference in appearance
The body of the boat is extremely long, cylindrical, with a slender tail stalk, a short snout, and small eyes. The lower part of the mouth, deeply curved, the back and upper part of the body side are olive green, the abdomen is silvery white, the nail fish body is elongated, sub-cylindrical, the tail stalk is slightly flattened, the snout is prominent, and the eyes are larger. The lower part of the mouth is horseshoe-shaped, the back and upper part of the body are bluish gray, and the abdomen is off-white.
4. Differences in habits
Boattails feed mainly on juvenile mussels, yellow clams and aquatic insects, and also eat algae and plant detritus, and the spawning period is 5-6 months; the boat snailfish mainly lives in the sand bottom of the slow water, feeds on aquatic insects and copepods, and also eats algae, and the reproductive season is 4-6 months.
The body of the boat ding fish is slender, the mouth is similar to that of a carp, the body is not large, but the meat is delicious, like to move in groups, so it is loved by many anglers. Although there are now fewer numbers than before, they can still be caught in the rivers. Now share a fishing method for everyone (fishing experience sharing, for reference only):
1. Fishing position selection
Fishing positions can be selected at shallow beaches and rocky piles. In addition, it is also possible to choose the area of the inlet, which is where boat dingfish are more common.
2. Fishing tackle selection
Fishing rods can be used with crucian carp rods, which feel good and the frequency of playing is not tired. The main line of the fishing line chooses the nylon line of 0.6, the sub-line chooses 0.4, and the fish hook recommends the No. 1 sleeve hook.
3. Bait selection
The taste type of the bait should be biased towards a fishy taste. Common ones such as the "field blue crucian carp, 918" or the choice of fishing mouth powder bait and several others can be.
4. Precautions
Fishing one or two eyes can be, the sub-line is short and relatively sensitive, eating will appear floating point movement, after a quick top, or direct black drift, the rod will hit the fish.
Overall, the boat ding fish is a high-quality umami economic fish that is very popular in the market. Moreover, its market price is high, the development prospects are promising, and for the protection of the resources of the boat dingfish species, some areas have also begun to explore artificial breeding. However, artificially bred boatfish fry are still relatively rare, and the stocking fry are mainly wild fish species caught from rivers and lakes. Therefore, I hope that whether it is anglers or fishermen and farmers, they must learn to stop in moderation, which is also conducive to the sustainable development of dingfish. Finally, I would like to ask you if you have ever seen or eaten this unique fish species in our country, the boat dingfish? Welcome to leave a message to discuss.