Water gurgling is pronounced [shuǐ chán].
Expanded Knowledge:
The dragonhead fin, is a fish in the genus Dragonhead, family Dragonheadidae, in the order Lampreys. It is also known as water gurgler, shrimp gurgler, and dragonhead fin. The body is soft, the snout is short and blunt, the eyes are small, the mouth is large, both jaws and palatine bones are densely packed with fine-pointed teeth, most of the body is scale-free, the beginning of the dorsal fin and the beginning of the ventral fin are opposite to each other, the caudal fin is trident-shaped, the body is milky-white, dorsal, pectoral, and ventral fins are grayish-black or white, the anal fins are white, and the caudal fin is grayish-black. The dragonfish is found in the South China Sea and East China Sea, and also in Indonesia and other seas.
The dragonfish is a warm-water demersal small to medium-sized fish that often inhabits shallow or near-shore areas within 50 meters, and clusters in estuaries when it seeks bait. Carnivorous fish, anchovies and other small fish, shrimp, copepods for food. Spawning mainly in the coast, estuaries, spawning period June-August, egg diameter of about 1 mm, no oil ball, yolk without cracks; life expectancy of only one year. The dragonfish is a relatively common fish, but there has been a trend of overfishing.
The dragonfish is included in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) and assessed as Near Threatened (NT), and is mainly protected in China by the establishment of protected areas, such as in the offshore waters of north-central Zhejiang province, which straddles the Zhoushan and Fushan fisheries, with the protection period running from April 16 to Sept. 16 each year, and then adjusted to April 16 to July 1 after 2011, where it is not allowed to be caught or harmed. The protected area is not allowed to catch or harm the dragonhead fish.
On the origin of the dragon head fish, said the dragon head fish is the tenth son of the Dragon King, because of greed, do all the bad things, was expelled by the Dragon King from the Dragon Palace; two said the dragon head fish originally had a stalk bone, in the Sea Dragon King for the herring fish raised bones when the offering of the body with meat and no bone, can not stand, the Dragon King knows that the wrong, it will be inserted into the body of the dragon head cane dragon head fish, recognized as a godson, fish and shrimp to see the King of the Dragon as see.
Dragonhead fish, is the lantern fish order dragonhead fish family dragonhead fish genus fish. Also known as water gurgling, shrimp gurgling, dragonhead fins and so on. Body soft, short and blunt muzzle, small eyes, large mouth, two jaws and palatine bone are densely fine-pointed teeth, most of the body without scales, dorsal fin starting point and the beginning of the ventral fin opposite, the tail fin trident-shaped, the body cream, dorsal fins, pectoral fins and ventral fins grayish-black or white, the anal fins are white, the caudal fin grayish-black.