1. German translation Ich besitzeI have a record of a successful real-life migration of a turtle shell climbing perch, which I observed on the Siam Peninsula in Thailand. This turtle shell climbing perch lived in a small pond in a separate circular garden, which was densely planted with flowers and shrubs. The fish was discovered by the owner while preparing to clean the pond and was removed from the pond by an employee to release it into a nearby river. The employee was called away on the way for other matters and the basket containing the fish was placed near the river. During this time, the fish actually climbed out of the basket on its own and, contrary to the expected escape into the river, crawled back to the direction of the small pond. The first half of its "escape" behavior is inferred, but the second half of its movement was discovered and observed: first it crossed the grass area and then entered the solid road between the houses. When it arrived at the garden, it continued its journey to heaven. After a small turn, it tenaciously crossed the flowerbed and successfully landed in the small pond again. This rugged journey home was about 100 meters long and took it about 30 minutes. In addition to its ability to move on dry land and breathe in the atmosphere, this turtle-shelled perch also has a well-evolved visual system that can adapt to the change in light refraction from water to air (which is extremely rare in fish!), and it also seems to have a good sense of direction. This is a very interesting article. Because I was interested, I looked up some information about this fish and sent it to the original poster: The turtle shell climbing perch, scientific name Anbas testudineus, commonly known as mountain crucian carp, climbing perch, Bamo fish, evil-repelling fish, tiger fish, etc., is a fish of the genus Anbas, family Anbas, order Perciformes, class Actinopterygii. In 792, German naturalist Marcus Elieser Bloch (1723-1799) first recorded it under the scientific name Anthias testudineus. This fish is native to China and endemic to Asia. It is only distributed in Southeast Asia and South Asia, including southern China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea, India, Nepal, Pakistan, etc. The body color of this fish is affected by the water quality of the living waters. It is silver-gray or green-brown, with lighter color on the flanks and white on the abdomen. There are randomly distributed black spots on the flanks, which are more obvious in the back half. There is a dark spot behind the gill cover and a stripe on each caudal peduncle. The head is wide and flat, and the mouth is split. The dorsal fin has 16-20 spines, 7-10 soft rays, 9-11 spines, and 8-11 soft rays. The body length can reach more than 25 cm. It often lives in tropical and subtropical rivers, ponds, and the bottom of the pond, and likes to live in calm, silty water bodies. It is omnivorous and feeds on large plants, shrimps and fish fry. In the dry season, when the water level is low, it can directly absorb air with specialized organs and climb on the ground with its pectoral fins. It has strong vitality. 2. Will the plum-flowered perch jump out of the tank?The climbing perch can jump out of the tank. The climbing perch has strong pectoral fins and can climb over banks and slopes by swinging its gill covers, pectoral fins, and turning over, and migrate to new water and territories. The climbing perch is a small Asian freshwater fish of the family Percidae and genus Percidae. The bones of the gill covers are serrated, and the posterior margins of the gill covers and subopercula are spinous; the lateral line is broken at the rear of the body, and the upper and lower lines may overlap; the dorsal fin and anal fin are long, and the caudal peduncle is very short and high. The climbing perch likes to live in rivers and ponds with slow water flow. The young fish mainly feed on micro-aquatic animals, such as small fish and shrimps, and are omnivorous fish. The climbing perch is a tropical and subtropical freshwater economic fish. After artificial domestication, it can be artificially bred in various ways and has extremely high economic value. 3. How to distinguish male and female climbing perch and mountain crucian carpSexual dimorphism is not obvious. The male has a slightly larger and blunt head with a darker nuptial color. The female has a smaller and slightly pointed head with a slightly swollen abdomen. The breeding season is from May to July in spring and summer. It lays eggs in places where aquatic submerged and emergent plants are lush. Large mature individuals can lay about 2,000 floating eggs. It has territorial and parental care behaviors. It is suitable for pH 6-9 and growth water temperature 18-35℃. The optimal growth water temperature is 25-30℃. It stops feeding when the temperature is below 15℃. It is a tropical and subtropical freshwater fish. Origin: China, Malaysia, India, Myanmar, the Philippines and other countries. Scientific name: Chinese - Climbing perch; English - Climbing perch; Latin - Anabas testudineus (Bloch, 1792) Common name: Chinese - Climbing perch, Mountain crucian carp, Flying crucian carp, Bamo, Climbing tree fish, Climbing wood fish, Climbing wood perch, sunfish; English - Climbing perch, Anabas. Turtle shell climbing perch is distributed in Southeast Asia, southern China, Yunnan and Xibanna prefectures, Guangdong, Guangxi, Taiwan Province, Fujian Province, Hainan Province, Macau, Hong Kong and other places, estuaries, lakes, swamps and other areas with abundant aquatic plants. It is a native fish of China. The "Anabas testudineus" was first recorded in 1792 by the German naturalist Marcus Elieser Bloch (1723-1799) in the sixth volume of the Natural History of Foreign Fishes (Naturgeschichte der auslandischen Fische) under the scientific name "Anthias testudineus" from specimens collected from Asia. The genus Anabas was first mentioned in 1816 by French physician, anatomist and naturalist Hippolyte Cloquet (1787-1840) in the appendix to the second volume of the Dictionary of Natural Sciences compiled by Fr.d.ric Cuvier (1773-1838), the brother of French zoologist and naturalist Georges L?opold Chr?tien Fr?d?ric Dagobert Cuvier (1769-1832). Based on the article Natural history of Perca scandens by naturalist Baron Dagobert Karl de Daldorff or Ingobart Carl de Daldorf in the third volume of The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London in 1797, “Climbing perch (Perca scandens = A. testudineus) as the type species. Its senior synonyms are Amphiprion testudineus, Anabas testudineus, Anthias testudineus, and Sparus testudineus. It has many junior synonyms, including Amphiprion scansor, Anabas elongatus, A. macrocephalus, A. microcephalus, A. scandens, A. spinosus, A. testudineus lacustri, A. t. ricei, A. t. riveri, A. trifoliatus, A. variegatus, Lutjanus scandens, Perca scandens, and Sparus scandens. The "Turtle Shell Anabant" is a small fish of the "Anabantidae family". It is a perennial, gregarious or solitary, diurnal, carnivorous and scavenging primary freshwater fish. Both adults and juveniles are free-swimming animals (nekton) near the water surface. They mainly feed on small aquatic animals including earthworms, insects, small fish and their remains. It reaches maturity in about two to four years, and the largest can reach 25 cm in length. The body is laterally flattened and elongated, slightly rectangular, with a terminal mouth, fine teeth on the upper and lower jaws, a short and laterally flattened caudal peduncle, and a round caudal fin. The body surface is gray with a slight gray-green color, with many black spots on the back of the body, and the abdomen is slightly lighter. There is a black spot between the two strong spines of the gill cover and in the center of the base of the caudal fin, and there are about ten black-green horizontal stripes on the sides of the body. It has no whiskers, and has a parallel dorsal edge with a lateral line that is broken in the middle. The tear bones and operculum on both sides of the snout are strongly serrated. The body surface is covered with hard and thick ctenoid scales. The dorsal fin and anal fin have about 18 and 10 sharp spines respectively. It has an auxiliary respiratory organ above the gills, called the suprabranchial organ or labyrinthiform organ, which can take in air for breathing and can survive in oxygen-deficient stagnant water. The sexual dimorphism is not obvious. The male has a slightly larger and rounder head with a darker nuptial color. The female has a small and slightly pointed head and a slightly swollen abdomen. The breeding season is from May to July in spring and summer. Eggs are laid in places where aquatic submerged and emergent plants are lush. Large mature individuals can lay about 2,000 floating eggs. They have territorial and parental care behaviors. Geographical distribution: The genus Anabas is distributed in Asia, from the Indochina Peninsula in the west to Vietnam in the south. There are only two species in the world, which are found from southeastern China to India. It is an endemic genus in Asia. In Hong Kong, Anabas are distributed in the lower reaches of various rivers and streams to the estuaries and their adjacent wetlands and ponds. In mainland China, it is found in the lower reaches of various rivers and streams and adjacent wetlands in Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan Island and Yunnan Province in southern China. It is basically docile and easy to raise. It has low requirements for water quality and can live widely in various freshwater to brackish water environments. However, it is easy to be frightened and jump out of the fish tank. Once it leaves the water and becomes angry, it will erect its snout and gill cover saw blades. It is not suitable to be handled with bare hands. It is a popular and famous ornamental fish overseas. It is diurnal and lives in rock caves in rivers or among aquatic plants. It is difficult to spot it in the wild. You can only know its existence when it comes to the water surface to breathe. Every year when heavy rains flood lowland rivers and fish ponds, you can enjoy many large and small "climbing perch" climbing together in a friendly manner on the banks of shallow ponds and migrating to neighboring marshes and fish ponds, adding a touch of romance to the natural life in the misty rain scene. |
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