CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Is there any fish in Southeast Asia that has a silver carp head, a crucian carp back, and a carp tail?

Is there any fish in Southeast Asia that has a silver carp head, a crucian carp back, and a carp tail?

It should be a giant Siamese carp.

The giant Siamese carp (Catlocarpio siamensis) is the largest species of carp in existence. This rare giant fish only exists in the Mekong River in Thailand. Since it is a famous edible fish in its native place, its wild resources are greatly threatened and its population has been severely reduced.

The largest soft-shell turtle discovered in China

Rare! A thousand-year-old turtle was found in the wild in my country: 1 meter long and weighing more than 78 kilograms

There is a saying among the people that "a turtle lives for a thousand years and a turtle lives for ten thousand years", which shows that turtles have a very long lifespan. Many people may have seen a turtle that lives for 100 to 200 years, but what about one that lives for 300 or 400 years? Few people have seen one.

Recently, China.com reported that a 1,000-year-old wild giant turtle appeared in Jiangxi. This giant turtle is not only old, but also weighs 78 kilograms. It is truly a rare sight once in a thousand years!

According to Wang Xinyong, director of the Fenyi Agricultural and Fisheries Station, there are 2 genera and 3 species of turtles in my country, namely, the soft-shelled turtle, the mountain soft-shelled turtle, and the Chinese soft-shelled turtle. Among them, the soft-shelled turtle has a nearly round carapace, dark green in color, and is generally 26 to 72 centimeters long, with the largest reaching 1.29 meters. The belly is white, and the outer edges of the forelimbs and webbed feet are all white.

A giant turtle was found in Yansong Cave in Fenyi County, Jiangxi Province. The turtle is 1.1 meters long and weighs 39 kilograms. Its appearance has once again cast a veil of mystery over the mysterious Yansong Cave.

Which species of Trionyx does this giant turtle belong to?

The body is basically oval, brown or gray-green in color, and the plastron is white with black cloud spots, which is not similar to the giant turtle. Therefore, it is more likely that this turtle is a Chinese soft-shelled turtle.

As the turtle was large and heavy, Mr. Peng borrowed a large scale to weigh it, and found that it weighed 39 kilograms, was 0.65 meters wide, and had a body length of 1.1 meters when its head was stretched out. Not only did it have thick limbs, but when its claws were spread out, they were similar in size to the palm of an adult man.

But Stationmaster Wang told reporters that according to common sense, soft-shelled turtles like water, and the environment in the cave does not have the conditions for their growth. Why this soft-shelled turtle appeared here is still a mystery.

Experts speculate that this giant turtle may have a lifespan of 1,000 years, which is very rare. At present, the Xinyu Municipal Agriculture Bureau and other relevant departments have taken active and effective measures to protect this turtle, and experts from other places will be invited to determine its true identity tomorrow.

"Bidiadia" suffered serious injuries to its mouth, and its condition has improved since it was found yesterday.

The body length of "Bidiadia" is longer than a mineral water bucket.

"Biediadia" is drinking water.

Wang Xiaoqing is checking the wound of "Bidiadia".

"Bidiadia" was sent to Hunan Agricultural University for treatment.

Red Net Time Xiangtan August 23 (Reporter Huang Tao Liu Juyuan) At about 4 pm on August 22, employees of Hunan Yongchang Water Comprehensive Service Company (hereinafter referred to as Yongchang Company) took a cleaning boat to salvage water garbage in the Xiangjiang River. When they reached the shore waters near Xiangtan Zhaohua Bridge, they found a huge injured turtle and took it aboard for treatment. On the morning of August 23, we saw this "turtle" in the office of Yongchang Company.

"Bie Diadia" was injured in many places

We took a rough measurement with a ruler and found that this guy was more than 80 cm long (including head and tail), more than 40 cm wide, and its body was blue-gray. Its physical condition was not very good, with a large wound in the front of its mouth, which was still bleeding, and wounds of varying degrees on its carapace, abdomen, limbs, etc.

"It is in much better condition today," said He Xudong, head of Yongchang Company. They immediately brought the injured "Biediadia" on board after discovering it. Seeing that it had multiple injuries and the front of its mouth was bleeding, they quickly consulted the relevant departments, gave it a simple anti-inflammatory treatment, and contacted the College of Animal Science and Technology of Hunan Agricultural University to examine and treat it.

"I grew up by the Xiangjiang River and have never seen such a big turtle." "I hope it can get better." At the scene, Yongchang Company employees and nearby citizens gathered to see this big guy. Everyone used clean water to moisturize it, drove away mosquitoes and flies that landed on it, and fed it with drinking water. "Bie Diadia" seemed very smart, slowly raised its head, and drank the water from the bottle mouth.

Expert: It is a Chinese soft-shell turtle, about 200 years old

What is the "identity" of this big guy? At around 9 o'clock in the morning, Wang Xiaoqing, dean of the College of Animal Science and Technology of Hunan Agricultural University, rushed to Xiangtan from Changsha.

"This may be the largest wild Chinese soft-shelled turtle found in the Xiangjiang River so far, and it is very rare." After arriving at Yongchang Company and conducting a simple inspection of "Bie Dia Dia", Wang Xiaoqing said that the Chinese soft-shelled turtle is very similar to the first-class protected animal Yuan (Yuán), but its nose is longer than Yuan and the shape of its back is also different. Generally, the artificially bred Chinese soft-shelled turtle grows about 1 jin per year and is not as big as this one.

That morning, Wang Xiaoqing and his team brought "Bidiadia" back to Changsha, measured its weight and age, and found that it weighed 51 kilograms. It was initially estimated to be more than 200 years old (according to this calculation, "Bidiadia" was probably born during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty).

Currently, experts are treating "Bidiadia". Rednet Xiangtan Station will continue to pay attention to this.

Related knowledge

Chinese soft-shell turtle, also known as water fish, soft-shelled turtle, and round fish, is a common farmed turtle species. Wild Chinese soft-shell turtles can be found in China, Japan, northern Vietnam, South Korea, and eastern Russia. They are aquatic and often live in freshwater areas with sandy and muddy bottoms. They have the habit of going ashore to sunbathe. They are carnivorous and feed mainly on fish, shrimp, and mollusks, and they often forage at night. The lifespan of wild Chinese soft-shell turtles is over 60 years old.

Chinese soft-shell turtles live in rivers, lakes, ponds, reservoirs and other freshwater bodies with gentle currents and abundant fish and shrimp. They also often appear in mountain streams. They are more active near quiet, clean and sunny watersides. Sometimes they go ashore but cannot stray too far from the water source. They can crawl and climb on land, and swim freely in the water. They like to bask in the sun or enjoy the cool breeze. A folk proverb describes the activities of soft-shell turtles as "going to the beach in spring when the water rises, roosting in the shade of willows in the hot summer, diving into the bottom of the water in the cool autumn, and burrowing into the mud in the cold winter." They have the habit of basking in the sun in the summer, hibernating in the cold winter, and waking up to look for food the following year. (Source: Baidu Encyclopedia)

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