Appearance characteristics

Bama oilfish is small, generally 10 to 15 centimeters long, long and round in shape, weighing about 50 grams, small and exquisite, with a green forehead, green head, and black back. It has a white belly and fine silvery scales on both sides, and it looks like lightning when it jumps to the water. Living habits

Bama oil fish is a rare fish found in the Panyang River in Bama and likes to live in groups. Economic value

Edible value

Oily fish, as the name suggests, does not put oil in the pan, fry it over a slow fire for a certain period of time, the oil will come out on its own, and it will not stick to the pan. If you look at fried Parmesan When you look at the process of making oily fish, you will understand why the locals call it oily fish. There is a local saying that "one family is frying fish, and ten families are smelling fish". The oily fish enters your mouth, and the oil overflows on your lips without being greasy. It is tender and sweet, the scales are crispy, and the taste is mellow. The fish bones are as thin as silk, and there is no need to spit out the bones. Bama oil fish meat is delicious, rich in unsaturated fatty acids and essential amino acids for the human body. It has high nutritional value and has the effect of nourishing yin and strengthening the brain.

Although Bama oil fish is light in weight, about 20 pieces per 500 grams, Bama oil fish has a high carnivorous rate. According to local chefs, when dissecting a fish, you only need to use the tip of a knife to gently scratch the area under the gills to dig out the bitter fish gall. There is no need to dissect the fish body, just wash it and fry it in a pan before eating. Bama fish has thin bones, so you can eat it without spitting out the bones.

Bama oily fish has a lot of fat, so when local residents fry the oily fish, they do not add cooking oil at all: put the oily fish into the pot and fry it slowly, and the fish oil will slowly be absorbed from the body. Slowly seeps out. There is no need to add ingredients to fried fish, just add some salt. Although the method is simple, the locals are very artistic in frying fish. The fish should be lined up neatly, and the first side of the fish should be fried until the scales turn yellow, then flip over and fry the second side. Population distribution

Bama oilfish, whose scientific name is Bama earlip, is produced in Panyang River, also known as Changshou River, in Bama, Guangxi, China, and lives in Poyue Village, Jiazhuan Township, Bama Yao Autonomous County The section from Baimo Cave to Lian Village in Bama Town is more than 10 kilometers long in the Panyang River. Bama oil fish is called Shouxiang underwater ginseng. Bama oil fish is only produced in a section of the Panyang River in Bama that is more than 10 kilometers away. It is highly valued because of its tender and sweet taste. "Bama County Chronicle" does not record Bama oil fish, but people believe that Bama oil fish has a long history in the local area and is a special fish species in the Panyang River in Bama. Reproduction method

Bama oilfish has very high requirements on water quality and cannot be cultivated artificially, so the yield is very low. In 1982, the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Science and Technology Commission conducted a Bama oilfish breeding experiment in Jiazhuan Township, but it was not successful due to various reasons. Since 2004, the Bama County Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Bureau and the College of Animal Science and Technology of Guangxi University have started another Bama oilfish breeding experiment and have made great progress. Once the trial is successful, Bama oil fish will have broad market prospects.

In 2004, when Cheng Guangping, an associate professor at Guangxi University, was just beginning to study Bama oilfish, the Bama oilfish in the pond was flooded, and the experiment was forced to end. Cheng Guangping said that artificial breeding of Bama oilfish in Nanning has been successful. Artificial breeding of Bama oilfish has not yet been successful, but there has been progress. Although the sexual maturity of male Bama oilfish is not yet known, female Bama oilfish The spawning situation of fish has been mastered. Things to note

On rainy days, the river water becomes turbid and the oil fish will not show its face. Therefore, tourists who come here to try new things want to eat oily fish in Bama. If they want to not be disappointed and return, they need to choose the right weather. When traveling to Bama, it is a privilege to be able to eat local oily fish. Although there are oily fish in other places, in terms of taste, Bama oily fish is crisper, tenderer and fresher than oily fish in other places. Children or the elderly need to be careful when eating oily fish. They should not eat too much of this kind of oily fish. Even if tourists have money, they may not be able to buy oily fish or eat Bama oily fish. Because the daily catch of Bama oil fish in this section of the river is relatively small.