There is a catfish along the southern coast of China, which traps mice on the shore. This catfish rests during the day and forages around at night. When it swims near the shore, it sticks its tail out of the water and leans motionless against the shore, giving off a fishy smell and luring mice to come out for food at night. When the sly mouse saw the fish tail floating on the water, it didn't bite it immediately, but poked it with its front paw first. At this time, the catfish did not move, which made the mouse mistakenly think it was a dead fish. Seeing the catfish motionless, the mouse really thought it was a dead fish, so he boldly opened his mouth, bit the tail of the catfish and dragged it to the shore.
At this time, when the catfish saw that the mouse was trapped, it tried its best, and with a flick of its tail, it dragged the mouse into the water. Although mice can swim and compete with catfish in the water, they are not as strong as catfish and lack the advantage of diving into the water for a long time. As a result of a life-and-death struggle, catfish prevailed. At this time, the catfish gave full play to its advantages in the water, biting the mouse with serrated teeth and dragging it underwater. The mouse can't breathe underwater, and after struggling for a while, it was drowned alive, which became a delicious catfish.
Giant catfish
In 2005, fishermen in northern Thailand accidentally caught an oversized Thai bearded catfish in the Mekong River, weighing 293 kilograms. Scientists believe that this is the largest freshwater fish ever discovered. Unfortunately, before the conservationists and experts successfully rescued this big catfish, it had become the belly meal of fishermen.
Mekong River is home to many freshwater giant fish, and there are many kinds of large freshwater fish. The catfish caught this time is the largest one, weighing 293 kilograms. It looks like a grizzly bear. A scientist from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) revealed in a statement: "We have confirmed that this catfish is the largest freshwater fish record holder in the world, which is an amazing discovery."
After learning the news of this giant catfish, local animal protectors and government officials tried to negotiate with the fishermen who caught it, hoping that they would release the catfish and let it lay eggs smoothly. Unfortunately, the villagers did not listen to the advice, but divided the fish as a rare delicacy.
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Catfish is a good subject for painting because of its graceful posture, slender tentacles and graceful swimming posture in the water. Contemporary powerful painters such as Huang Yangguang, Li Zhenkai and Wu Yuyang all like to paint catfish.
Golden catfish
On the evening of February 9th, 2065438+May, Xin Huang, a villager from Ruichang Wharf Town, caught a golden catfish in the waters of the Yangtze River Goutouji in Wharf Town, causing a sensation in the local area.
This fish is golden yellow, crystal clear, with a flat head and a wide mouth. According to the measurement, the fish is about 70 cm long and weighs 2.4 kg. Xin Huang told reporters that this catfish was caught in the waters of Goutouji in the Yangtze River around 9 18. He was surprised at its golden yellow body. At first glance, he thought it was a goldfish. When he put the fish in the bucket, he found it was a catfish. "I have been fishing for more than ten years. I won't admit my mistake. It must be catfish. " This "golden catfish" has been kept in Xin Huang's home for three days, and Xin Huang keeps it in a big red basin. Rare colors attracted the surrounding villagers to see the novelty. They all said that they had never seen golden catfish, and they were amazed: "It's so beautiful, it's almost the Spring Festival, and catching golden catfish is a symbol of good luck."
The reporter checked the relevant information on the Internet and found that some people did catch golden catfish in other places, but the probability was very small, only one in every 6.5438+100,000 fish. In nature, color-changing animals are easy to be found by foreign enemies, so the survival rate is very low, such as this golden catfish weighing 2.4 kilograms.