Ten common fish in rural rivers, how many do you know?
Rural areas are very rich in produce, and in rural rivers, small fish can often be seen. Many people often catch and eat them, but do you know which ten fish are commonly found in rural rivers? Below is a detailed introduction.
1. Yellow duck call
The yellow duck call is scientifically named yellow catfish (Pelteobagrus fulvidraco), also known locally as yellow ya gu, yellow duck gu, yellow duck gu, and yellow tooth horn. Its flesh is tender, the taste is delicious, and it is rich in nutrition, with no intermuscular bones and much fat. It is a common edible fish in China, and also one of the most common fish in rural rivers.
2. Snakehead
The snakehead is a fierce fish, also called black fish, live fish, wealth fish, snake fish, fire-head fish, black snakehead head, etc. Its flesh tastes delicious and is rich in nutrition, and it is a fish with relatively high economic value. In rural areas it is generally called wealth fish, meaning to make a fortune.
3. Sleeper goby
Sleeper gobies mostly live in lakes and shallow waters, mainly eating small fish, shrimp and insects. There are more than 30 kinds of sleeper gobies in China, and common genera include the dusky sleeper genus, the sleeper goby genus, and the sandy sleeper goby genus. Especially in spring, the sleeper goby should be the earliest river delicacy that can be caught.
4. Carp
Carp is a primary freshwater fish. It usually inhabits the bottom layer of water bodies overgrown with aquatic plants in rivers, lakes, reservoirs and ponds. It is one of the freshwater fish with the most varieties, the widest distribution, the longest breeding history and the highest yield.
5. Grass carp
Among China's important freshwater economic fish, the most important is none other than the grass carp. The grass carp is a fish farmed in many areas now, and also a fish often seen in rural rivers, and even more a fish commonly seen on people's dining tables.
6. Silver carp
The silver carp is one of the four major Chinese carps. Its flesh is fresh and tender and it is rich in nutrition. It is a variety artificially farmed in many areas, and even more one of China's main freshwater farmed fish. Its figure can often be seen in rural rivers, and it is deeply loved by people.
7. Crucian carp
There are many crucian carp in rural rivers. Anyone who fishes knows that the crucian carp is the easiest fish to catch. Generally, when going out fishing, one can always catch a basketful and bring it back, and the price it sells for is also very cheap. This fish is also one of the most common fish on the dining table.
8. Catfish
Catfish are still very common in rural areas at present, especially in relatively dirty water. Catfish are relatively large, some even weighing twenty or thirty jin. Their taste is very good and they are rich in nutrition, so at present many people in rural areas farm them.
9. Sharpbelly
The sharpbelly is also called white strip. This fish can often be caught by the river. This fish cannot leave the water; if it is out of water for 10 minutes it will die. The sharpbelly is very common in rural areas, and many people who love fishing often run to rural rivers to fish.
10. Topmouth culter
When fishing, this fish is the most feared to encounter, because it can quickly eat up all the bait, and it may not necessarily be caught. The topmouth culter is scientifically named "topmouth culter" (Culter alburnus). Because its mouth is very distinctive, it also has many interesting folk names, such as qiao bo zi, bo ci fish, white fish, pouting silver carp, pouting mouth, topmouth white, pouting mouth, and so on.
The above is an introduction to the ten common fish in rural rivers. Of course, the fish produced in the rivers of different rural areas differ somewhat. Overall, the above ten fish are all very common. By the way, what fish are commonly seen in the rivers where you are?
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