Qinghai Lake Huangshui fish. Qinghai Lake fish called Qinghai Lake Huangshui, Huangshui for short, the scientific name is called the Qinghai Lake naked carp, belongs to the class of spoke-finned fish, carp-shaped order, carp family, naked carp genus. Qinghai Province, a number of rivers and lakes in the naked carp, but with the Qinghai Lake naked carp is a different species.

Huangshui is the naked carp is commonly known, is a specialty of the Qinghai Lake, the national second-class protected animals. Naked carp naked, almost no scales, only in the anus, anal fins on both sides and shoulder belt parts and sparse degradation of scales. The body shape is similar to a spindle, the head is blunt and rounded, the mouth is at the front of the head, beardless, the back is grayish brown or yellowish brown, the abdomen is grayish white or yellowish, there are irregular brown patches on both sides of the body, and the fins are grayish or reddish. There are also individuals that are light yellow or dark green all over.

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Qinghai Lake, the Tibetan name Tshewenbu. Located in the northeastern Tibetan Plateau, Qinghai Province, China's largest inland lake. Formed by the Qilian Mountains, Datong Mountain, Riyue Mountain and Qinghai South Mountain between the fault subsidence. Qinghai Lake is China's largest inland saltwater lake, is to maintain the northeastern part of the Tibetan Plateau ecological security of an important body of water.