China mud (sinilabeo rendahli) is Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae, subfamily rohu, China mud is. Commonly known as: Dragon Rod, peach sticks, rohu fish, Tsing Yi son.
Body length, slightly rod-like, caudal high generosity. Kiss rounded and prominent, mouth inferior, transverse cracking. The front of the upper lip smooth, free of the kiss for the skin of the cover, there are tiny papillae on both sides; free part of the inner edge of the lower lip there are many small emulsion sudden, lower lip and jaw separation, during which there is a deep groove separated upper jaw to the upper lip the package. 1 be the short jaw, kissed often be degraded. Lateral line scales 45-47 months. Dorsal and lateral blue black, green purple folder with red scales, and with a metallic luster; abdomen yellow, gray and black fins.
Chinese dace habitat in the water more acute mountain rivers and streams for benthic fish, like a cluster of life. Haunt the gap in the rock, in gravel on the bottom of the substrate feeding, the use of lower jaw with sharp horny edge scraping algae, higher plants also eat the leaves, debris, etc. After the winter, while dozens of Chinese mud tail end of a cluster or even hundreds of caves in the deep winter, rarely go out. Age 2 can be sexually mature. Broodstock in spawning tributaries, April-June into clusters, spawning grounds for the gravel beach sediments of shallow rapids end.
Located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and major tributaries, especially in eastern Sichuan Basin, fast-flowing, clear mountain stream water as much.
Grow more slowly, usually 1-2 kg individual, the maximum individual up to 5 kg in producing higher yield of edible fish is common in Sichuan Province. The firm flesh crisp, very delicious, rich in oil, and herring are similar, be regarded as a valuable food.
Species of mud near the edge of the flowers of 11 species, including Dongting China mud (sinilabeo tungting, commonly known as: arowana, dragon pike, herring), located in Long Jiang Jingjiang River in Hubei, Hunan Dongting Lake, Yuanjiang River; Guihua dace (sinilabeo decorus, commonly known as: Tsing Yi), located in the Pearl River Xijiang and Beijiang. The only difference is that they form lateral line scales number 39-44, while the economic value of their habits and are similar to mud with China. But earlier in the reproductive season, the Pearl River Basin for 3-4 months. It is said that, in Guangxi and incense Tam commune with the fish produced Shen flavor, it is also named "incense fish."
China mud and similar species, remove the internal organs and muscles of mud called "bamboo fish." The fresh fish medicine, with Qi and in the dehumidification effect, attending Jiubingtixu, leg pain embolism. |
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