1. Pictures of Dali's Erhai Bowfish:

2. Characteristics of Dali's Erhai Bowfish:

Slender body, slightly flattened sides, small and short head , the snout is short and as long as the eye diameter. At the end of the mouth, the oral cleft is slightly inclined. The upper and lower lips are connected at the corner of the mouth, the lower lip is narrow, the posterior labial groove is interrupted at the meeting point in front of the mandible, and there is no keratinization on the edge of the mandible. The chin barbels are slightly longer than the rostrum. The body is covered with fine scales, which are irregularly arranged and irregular in shape; the abdomen is exposed and scaleless from the gill isthmus to the base of the pelvic fin, or there are only a few traces of scales buried in the skin. The dorsal fin has a hard spine and its trailing edge has fine serrations. The back of the body is light brown or yellowish brown, and the abdomen is grayish white or slightly yellowish.

3. How to eat Dali Erhai bow fish:

① Crispy fried bow fish: You can prepare the bow fish, add ginger and chopped green onion, marinate with Sichuan peppercorns, cooking wine and salt After marinating, remove the water, put oil in the pot, heat it to 60% hot, put the fish in and fry until the surface of the bowfish is golden brown, and the whole body is crispy, then take it out and drain the oil, then put it on a plate and eat it. .

② Hot and sour bow fish: When making, clean the bow fish in advance, then marinate it with seasonings, then fry it in an oil pan until it is six mature. After taking it out, put it back into the pan and heat it with oil. After that, sauté the red pepper and garlic until fragrant, add mature vinegar, Nanjiu wine, dark soy sauce and edible salt, then add a small amount of water, put the fried fish in and simmer for a while, and the spicy and sour bowfish is ready.

③ Bow fish boiled in milk: Bow fish boiled in milk is also delicious and has excellent beauty effects. When making it, the bow fish must be cleaned and cut into three sections, and the dates should be cored and cut into pieces. , make the rock sugar into pieces, put an appropriate amount of milk into the pot, add the processed bow fish segments, and cook together. After boiling, cook for fifteen minutes, then add the jujube, longan meat and rock sugar, and then cook. Leave for fifteen minutes, then take it out and put it in a bowl, let it cool down and eat it directly.

Dali bow fish is also known as: bow fish, pole fish.

Distribution of Bowfish in Erhai Lake in Dali:

Bowfish in Erhai Lake in Dali is distributed in Erhai Lake and Niulan River Basin in Yunnan. Its spawning and activity places are mostly in lakeside shoals, streams entering the lake and In fish ditches and fish holes in lake bays. Since the 1970s, the water level of the Erhai Lake has dropped, and dozens of fish ditches and fish holes have dried up. In addition, exotic species have been introduced to eat a large number of their fish eggs, and excessive fishing has caused extremely serious damage to resources. It is now on the verge of extinction. extinct. ?