Pelteobagrus fulvidraco belongs to Siluriformes, Siluridae and Pelteobagrus. Commonly known as: yellow Latin, steel needle fish, yellow duck call, yellow fish, horned fish, yellow bone, yellow catfish, clam fish. English name: Yellow cartfish. Body length, flat abdomen, slightly flat at the back of the body. The head is big and flat, the kiss is round and blunt, the mouth is big, the lower position, the upper and lower jaws have villous fine teeth and the eyes are small. There are 4 pairs of whiskers, and most species have extremely long maxillary whiskers. Scale-free Both dorsal fin and pectoral fin have developed hard spines, which can make sound when they are active. Lipfin is short. The body is bluish yellow, and most species have irregular brown markings; Each fin is grayish black with yellow.
Yellow pepper diced is a native fish in the river here. The fish is small and yellow all over, and it cruises in groups of three or five in the Minjiang River. Use it to serve delicious dishes and beautiful soup. Unusual, generally 10 cm long, the fish has no scales. At first glance, it looks like a common loach in the north, but when you look closely, it looks like a rare gawk in Jinmen in recent years. Its abdomen is yellow, smooth and bright. Processing this kind of fish is not like scraping the scales and frying them thoroughly in the north, but washing the fish, cutting out the intestines and directly stewing them with strong fire. The soup that rolls for a moment is delicious and fragrant. The fish is white, delicate and tender, and the fishbone is tiny, so it can be swallowed directly. The spicy, crisp, crisp and crisp soup makes people's appetite big. After eating seven or eight pieces in one breath, they feel comfortable all over. At the end, they scoop up a spoonful of clear soup that is not spicy, and slowly taste the spicy diced yellow pepper, and a feeling of being on cloud nine arises spontaneously.
Pelteobagrus fulvidraco mostly lives in the still water of lakes or the slow flow of rivers, especially in the shallows with spoilage and silt. It lurks at the bottom of the water body during the day, floats to the top of the water for food at night, and gathers in the deep water of tributaries in winter. Strong adaptability to the environment, so you can live under bad environmental conditions. Pelteobagrus fulvidraco is a typical omnivorous fish. Young fish mainly feed on zooplankton and aquatic insects larvae, while adult fish feed on small fish and invertebrates. Pelteobagrus fulvidraco reached sexual maturity at the 2nd instar. From May to July every year, the male fish swims to the muddy clay with dense aquatic plants (8-40 cm in water depth) in the coastal area, and rotates intermittently on the mud bottom with pectoral fins to dig a small mud pit, which is the fish nest for spawning. The male fish stays in the nest after nesting, waiting for the female fish to come and lay eggs and fertilize in the nest. Oviposition activities are mostly carried out at night when the climate changes from sunny to rainy. Female fish leave the nest for food after laying eggs, and only male fish guard the developing eggs and larvae near the nest until the larvae can swim freely from the nest (about 7-8 days). Pelteobagrus fulvidraco is widely distributed in all waters of China except the western plateau. Although it is small, it has a large output. The meat is tender, has no spines and is fatty. Its protein content is16.1%,and the fat is 0.7%. It is a common edible fish in China. There are many kinds of Pelteobagrus fulvidraco, and the common species are Pelteobagrus fulvidraco (P.eupogon, English name: Shorthead catfish), Pelteobagrus P.vachellii (English name: Darkbarbel catfish) and Pelteobagrus fulvidraco (P.nitidus, English name: Shining catfish). Pelteobagrus fulvidraco has poisonous glands in both dorsal fin spines and pectoral fin spines, which is one of the most toxic fishes in freshwater stinging fishes. Intense burning pain occurs immediately after being stabbed, often resulting in laceration, bleeding, local swelling and fever due to puncture. The severe pain in the affected area lasts for half an hour to 1 hour. Pelteobagrus fulvidraco is often used as a medicine to take its whole fish. Its meat is sweet and flat, and it has the effects of expelling wind and diuresis, and can be used to treat edema, sore throat and other symptoms.