Perch climbing was founded by a French doctor, anatomist and naturalist (Hippolyte Cloquet, 1787 ~ 1840) in 18 16. Frederick Ju Ye Wei, brother of French zoologist and naturalist georges cuvier (1769 ~ 1832, 1773 ~ 1838), in the appendix of the second volume of the Dictionary of Natural Science, according to the naturalist Dagobert Karl. The synonyms of this species are: Tortoiseshell, Tortoise Ambas, Tortoise Annsas, Tortoise Sparus, and there are many secondary synonyms. Scarabs with gills, ANABAENA longfin, Scarabs with black heads, Scarabs with small heads, Scarabs climbing, Scarabs with spiny spines, Scarabs with tortoise stripes, Scarabs with three leaves, Scarabs with variegated colors, snappers, perches, yellow snapper, etc. At the end of the 9th century, a man named Soliman and another unknown Arab traveler came to India. Here, they heard that a fish would jump out of the water, cross the land, climb a palm tree growing in India, suck the alcoholic juice from the palm tree and then return to the water.
/kloc-in the 0/8th century, a missionary named John went to India to win a few believers. He harvested several such "imaginary fish" and won him the honor of being written into a science book. John gave five "Baumkletteres" to Marcus eliezer Bloch (1723 ~ 1799), a famous naturalist at that time, and told Bloch in his letter that the name "Baumklettere" was actually a literal translation of Indian fish names, because it had serrated scales and. Tree-climbing fish can live in a dry environment and move forward with wonderful body curves.
179 1 year, a Danish naturalist, Daldorff, found a fish in a tree while exploring the then Danish colony in Tranquebar, and it was still alive! According to local residents, the fish can climb trees, and they often climb to palm trees up to 5 feet on the shore to suck the juice. This discovery caused a sensation in the western society at that time.
1797, Daldorf shared his research with linnean society of london, and described this fish as a new species, named after Latin name "Perca scandens" or "Kletterbarsch". Dardov described that the fish was climbing up from a crack in a tree not far from the pond. It uses the thorns on the open gill cover to support the wall of the gap, swings its tail back and forth, uses the thorns on the gluteal fin to support the seam wall, pushes forward, and then uses the gill cover to support it, thus moving upward. Even after being caught, it ran back and forth in the sand outside a house for hours. This tree-climbing fish did not appear in the reports of later travelers and researchers. The only time it appeared was in the result of the meeting between Dardov and John. In this meeting, Dardov apologized to John because Dardov had laughed at John's discovery before, but this time they reached a * * * understanding of this phenomenon. That is, the fish "Pannei-Eri" can indeed move on land occasionally, and they also confirmed the theory of Aristotle s and Theophrast: this fish will be trapped in mud in almost exhausted waters in dry season. Daldorf was the first European to report the existence of this fish in the world. Although this fish was actually named "turtle" by German zoologist Brock in 1792 (the name was taken from the scales as hard as tortoise shells), Dardorf followed the naming priority rule and adopted the more appropriate name "turtle". Nevertheless, the name "Kletterbarsch" is actually inappropriate, but it is widely used in English language families and documents written in English. The name was originally used to describe a branch of perch, which was confined to America, Europe and North Asia. In fact, this is not far from the main species of perch, but it is not the species of perch referred to here. According to the standard of catalogue names, the names that were first registered as class names were too short. In 18 16, the naturalist Hippolyte Cloquet added a new class name "Anabas", which belongs to the oriental pedigree of Percidae. Among them, China Betta, Siamese Betta and Silk-footed Bass are famous.
1927, a research report written by Indian fish expert B. K Das "clarified" this myth about climbing perch. Because this fish sometimes migrates ashore in rainy days, it is often caught by birds, such as crows and kites by the pond. These birds take the fish away and put it on the treetops and branches. This kind of fish often appears in the crown of trees. It is found that it sometimes hangs on trees and sometimes stays in puddles between palm trees with water, so people think that this fish will migrate and climb trees. But later, some researchers questioned this statement through observation and research. When these birds or other animals catch these fish, their sharp mouths and claws can directly kill these fish. Although the statement that climbing perch can climb trees has not been confirmed by effective science, the name is still used in the whole climbing perch family. Note: Latin: testudineus, meaning "like" turtle or turtle-shaped.
Dr. Francis Day, a famous British zoologist (1March 2, 829 ~1July 889 10), has lived in India and Myanmar for many years, and published his representative works on fish in these countries (1876 to 1878: fish in India). In reality, there is a record of a successful migration case of turtle shell crawling out of the water, which was observed by Dr. Francis Dai of Siam Peninsula, Thailand. This turtle shell perch lives in a small pond in an independent circular garden, which is densely planted with flowers and shrubs. The fish was found when the owner was preparing to clean the pond, and was immediately removed from the pond by an employee and put into a nearby river. On the way, the employee was temporarily called away for other things, and the employee put the basket with fish by the river. Meanwhile, the fish climbed out of the basket by itself. Contrary to the expected escape into the river, the fish climbed back to the direction of the small pond. The first half of its "prison break" was inferred, but the second half was discovered and recorded: first it crossed the grassland area, and then it entered the solid road between houses. When it reached the garden, it continued to trudge on the road to God. After turning a small corner, it stubbornly passed through the flower pond and then successfully let itself fall into the small pond again. This rugged journey home is about 100 meters long and takes about 30 minutes.
This turtle shell perch not only has the ability to move on dry water and breathe in the atmosphere, but also has a well-evolved visual system, which can adapt to the change of light refraction from water to air (this is extremely rare for fish! ), and there seems to be a good sense of orientation instinct.
Anabas' climbing ability is only effective when fish leave their resting place in ponds, swamps or passages or go to other waters where living conditions may be better. Through this change, fish come into contact with dry land, which is well known to local residents.
In Siam, Dr. Francis Day often met Anna Bath. Usually at night, they walk through dusty streets, through dry grasslands or in the fields. The waters they leave are easy to find, but it is not always possible to determine in advance the waters they want to enter.
In some cases, the water quality in the new waters is not better than that in the left waters.
Dry passages and banks of ponds where fish have climbed are usually high and steep, which requires skill and patience to solve. However, in order to reach new waters, fish need to be very careful, and occasionally animals can be seen falling from steep slopes and disappearing into the water.
In the indigenous languages of Sri Lanka and India and some Malaysian dialects, there is a fish called "Baumkletterer", which means that this fish has the ability to climb trees. But this statement was questioned or denied by most early Indian ichthyologists. These climbers have no reason to climb trees. In the past, this fish has been found in India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Siam (the old name of Thailand), Malay Peninsula in zhina, French India (Malay Peninsula in Asia), Philippines and some Australian islands near Asia. Some of them are under the trunk, but none of them are climbing the tree or trunk. Francis Day's knowledge of this fish's ability to move outside water is not enough to dispel people's doubts or prejudices about Dardov's views. For a perch climber, it is no more difficult to climb a palm tree with rough branches and petioles only a few centimeters from the ground than to climb the inner wall of a vertical willow basket. Presumably, for a fish that only needs a little water for weeks or even months, the rain left by palm tree trunks is their inexhaustible motive force.