It's not that it's inedible, but it's that it has little meat and a lot of thorns.
In China's rural areas of Guangdong, the number of carp is very large, in fact, this kind of carp is a kind of fish called climbing perch, although this kind of carp can be eaten, but many people do not dare to eat, this is mainly due to the species living in the tropics, the size of a relatively small, less meat to eat up is also more trouble.
And over the mountain crucian carp, belonging to omnivorous fish, in addition to eating vegetarian, will eat meat, and it is a lot of thorns outside the body, a little careless, it is easy to be fish body to stab, so the danger is also very high.
The reason why the crucian carp walks on land
The crucian carp has strong ventral and pectoral fins, as well as gill covers that are specialized for walking. On land, the crucian carp can easily stand up by using its fins; the gill covers can also be opened outwards and have sharp serrated edges, which can be used as "feet".
When walking, the carp's head swings and its tail flaps, giving it the power to move forward. Then use the gill cover edge of the serrated grip on the ground, the body of a twist and a twist on the dawdle up, the speed is not slow.
When the carp feel that the surrounding environment is not suitable for survival, they will use the ability to land action, "over the mountains" to migrate to the next piece of water.