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Antarctic krill is a kind of crustacean zooplankton living in the Southern Ocean. It is small in size, with a body length of generally 3 to 5 cm. But the reserves are astonishing, about 400 to 600 million tons, and there is also a saying that there are 5 billion tons. It plays an important ro
The Antarctic continent has few living things. However, the ocean surrounding the Antarctic continent, the Southern Ocean, is a world full of vitality. Especially the waters near the Antarctic Convergence Zone are denser with life. The Southern Ocean used to be called the
Many people have seen fish spawning, but few have paid attention to the number of eggs each time. The general feeling is that the number is very large. Generally speaking, fish that protect their eggs less, suffer greater losses, and have a low survival rate for young fish will spawn a lot; conver
In feudal society, Qinyu tea and bamboo shoots, the precious local products of Jingxian County, Anhui Province, were famous as tributes during the Qingming Festival. Qinyu is found in the mountain stream less than 5,000 meters above and below Qinxi Bridge in Jingxian County. According to the
my country is the birthplace of carp and the first country to carry out breeding. At present, carp is distributed all over the world. It is the fish with the most varieties, the widest distribution, the longest breeding history and the highest yield among freshwater fish.
Goldfish is the earliest developed ornamental fish in the world and one of the most famous ornamental fish in the world. Goldfish is native to China. The earliest discovery of its ornamental value and breeding can be traced back to the early Song Dynasty. People found wild red crucian carp in
Guppies and swordtails are the most well-known and kept small ornamental fish among all tropical fish. They both belong to the family of ovoviviparous killifish. Guppies are commonly known as rainbow fish and million fish. According to the shape of its tail fin, it can be
White sturgeon (Psephurus gladius) belongs to the order Acipenseriformes, family Acipensidae, and genus Psephurus. Commonly known as: elephant fish, elephant trunk fish, swordfish, sturgeon fish, pipe fish, it was called tuna in ancient times. English name: Chinese paddlefish.
Huso dauricus belongs to the order Acipenidae, family Acipensidae, and genus Huso. Commonly known as: catfish, East Asian catfish, bullfish (ancient name). English name: Siberian buso sturgeon. Endangerment level: Vulnerable. CN (1996) EN CITES (1997)
Acipenser schrenckii (Acipenser schrenckii) belongs to the order Acipenser, family Acipenseridae, and genus Acipenser. Commonly known as: Seven Floats. English name: Amur sturgeon. Endangerment level: Vulnerable. IUCN (1996) EN CITES (1997) Appendix I
Chinese sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis) belongs to the order Acipenser, family Acipenseridae, and genus Acipenser. Commonly known as: catfish, sturgeon, lazi, sturgeon shark, tuna ("Erya"), tuna ("The Book of Songs"). English name: Chinese sturgeon, Green sturgeon. Endanger
Burbot (Lota lota) belongs to the order Codidae, the family Codidae, and the genus Burbot. Commonly known as: mountain cod, mountain catfish, catfish. English name: Burbot. The body is long, cylindrical in front and flat on the back, resembling a catfish. The head is larg
Coilia mystus belongs to the order Coilia, family Coiliaceae, and genus Coilia. Commonly known as: yellow anchovy, anchovy, sub-anchovy, grilled sub-fish. English name: Tapertail anchovy. The body shape is similar to that of the bream, but the number of anal fin rays is s
Coilia ectenes (Coilia ectenes) belongs to the order Coilia, family Coiliaceae, and genus Coilia. Commonly known as: swordfish, swordfish, hairy fish, wild hairy fish, anchovies. English name: Estuarine tapertail anchovy. The body is long, very flat on the sides, relative
Pufferfish (Fugu spp.) belongs to the order Fuguformes, suborder Fugu, family Fuguidae, and genus Fugu. There are about 19 species, commonly known as puffer fish. Commonly known as: bubble fish, belly fish, puffer fish (Jiangsu, Zhejiang), good fish (Guangdong), chicken hug (Guangdong), turtl
Ctenogobius giurinus belongs to the order Perciformes, family Ctenogobius, subfamily Ctenogobius, and genus Ctenogobius. Commonly known as: Lushan Stonefish (Jiujiang County, Jiangxi), Spring Fish (Yangxin County, Hubei), Maiyu (Dongzhi County, Anhui), Qinyu (Jingxian, Anhui), the ancient nam
Oriental cuttlefish (Garra orientalis) belongs to the order Cypriniformes, family Cyprinidae, subfamily Garra, and genus Garra orientalis. Commonly known as: lion fish, snub-nosed fish, cuttlefish, mullet, and leprosy-nosed fish. English name: Oriental sucking barb. The b
Carp (Cyprinus carpio) belongs to the order Cypriniformes, family Cyprinidae, subfamily Cyprinus, and genus Cyprinus. Commonly known as: Liguaizi, Maozi, Lizi, Ruanzi. English name: Carp, Common carp. The sides of the body are flat and the abdomen is round, and the back o