The scientific name of Pelteobagrus fulvidraco is Pelteobagrus fulvidraco.
Yellow catfish (Pelteobagrus fulvidraco) belongs to the order of catfish, family Luridae, genus Pelteobagrus. Commonly known as: yellow Rattin, central silk. English name: Yellow cartfish.
The body is long, flat and slightly flattened at the back. The head is large and flat, the muzzle is rounded and blunt, the mouth is large and inferior, the upper and lower jaws have fine velvet teeth, and the eyes are small. The eyes are small. There are 4 pairs of whiskers, the maxillary whiskers of most species are particularly long. No scales. Dorsal and pectoral fins with well-developed stiff spines, which are vocalized when moving. Adipose fins short. Body greenish yellow, most species with irregular brown markings; fins grayish black with yellow.
Mostly in the still water of lakes or rivers in the slow flow of the camp benthic life, especially like to live in the shallows with the rot and silt. Lurking in the daytime in the bottom layer of the water body, floating at night to the upper layer of the water for food, winter gathered in the tributaries of the deep water. It has a strong ability to adapt to the environment, so it can live under poor environmental conditions. Pelteobagrus fulvidraco is a typical wide-feeding fish, the juvenile fish mainly eats zooplankton and larvae of aquatic insects, and the adult fish feeds on small fish and invertebrates. Pelteobagrus fulvidraco reaches sexual maturity at the age of two. From May to July every year, the male fish swims to the silt and clay (water depth of 8-40 centimeters) where the coastal zone is dense with water plants, and uses his pectoral fin spines to intermittently rotate on the bottom of the mud, digging into a small mud pit, which is the nest for spawning. The males stay in the nest after building it, waiting for the females to arrive and fertilize their eggs in the nest. Spawning takes place at night when the weather changes from sunny to rainy. The females leave the nest to feed after laying eggs, and only the males guard the developing eggs and young near the nest until the young are able to leave the nest and swim freely (about 7-8 days).
The Yellow Pelteobagrus fulvidraco is widely distributed, except for the western plateau, all the waters of the country are distributed. It is a small individual but has a large yield. The meat is tender, no small thorns, more fat, its protein content is 16.1%, fat is 0.7%, is a common edible fish in China. There are many species of Pelteobagrus fulvidraco, and common species include P.eupogon (English name: Shorthead catfish), P.vachellii (English name: Darkbarbel catfish), P.nitidus (English name: Shining catfish), etc. The dorsal fins of Pelteobagrus fulvidraco are small, but the production is large. Pelteobagrus fulvidraco has poisonous glands in its dorsal and pectoral fin spines, and is one of the more toxic freshwater fish. After being stabbed, strong burning pain occurs immediately, often caused by puncture laceration, bleeding, local swelling, and cause fever, severe pain in the affected area for half an hour to one hour to stop.
Pelteobagrus fulvidraco is often taken as a whole fish for medicinal purposes. Its meat is sweet and flat in nature, with the efficacy of dispelling wind and diuretic, which can be used to treat edema, sore throat and paralysis.
True and false identification
Body shape: wild yellow chili ding head and body with uniform, streamlined. And imposters head big, body small two disproportionate.
Color: wild yellow chili ding back green-black, body side and ventral surface with yellow. These parts of the impostor is greenish brown. It is worth noting that the wild yellow chili ding in the water is also greenish-brown, but caught out of the water, a few minutes after the yellow, while the impostor "never change color.
Mouth shape: wild yellow chili ding's mouth is round, while imposters are rectangular mouth.
Taste: wild yellow chili ding taste delicate, meat flavor, while the impostor is more rough.
Wild "yellow chili ding" back is greenish black, body side and ventral surface with yellow. These parts of the imposters are greenish-brown. Master He said that "yellow chili ding" is a kind of fish living in shallow water with more sand and gravel, preferring the sun, so it has obvious yellow spots on the body. It is worth noting that the wild "yellow chili ding" in the water was also green-brown, but caught out of the water, a few minutes after the yellow, and imposters "never change color".
The mouth shape, real and fake "yellow chili ding" also have obvious differences: wild "yellow chili ding" mouth is round, and imposters are rectangular mouth. Because the real "yellow hot ding" in the river for a long time in the riverside foraging, the mouth down, in order to facilitate the foraging, while the farmed fish in the pool is to receive food, of course, its mouth is naturally upward a little bit, but also convenient to receive food.
The biggest difference in taste: the wild "yellow hot ding" delicate texture, meat flavor, while the fake more rough, powder sheep. Farmed "yellow chili ding" after cooking, you can see its color is light red. Why? Because it is more blood, after the entrance of the meat is not only not tender, but a little sheep. The authentic "yellow spicy ding" cooked at a glance let a person have an appetite, the color is milky white, very sweet and tasty, the meat in the mouth as tender as tofu, aftertaste.