What fish are there in the Qinhe River?

The most famous fish in the Qinling Mountains is the scalejaw fish.

Scallop-jawed fish belong to CYPRINIDAE, CYPRINIDAE, Silurus and White Turtle. Commonly known as: money fish, pointed white armor, red scale fish, stone mouth fish.

Appearance characteristics: long body, slightly flat side, slightly raised back and round abdomen. The head is short, the kiss is blunt, the mouth is low, the mouth is horizontal, and the mouth angle extends to the ventral edge of the head. The mandibular margin has sharp keratin; There are two pairs of beards, the maxillary beard is very small and the corners of the mouth are very short. The dorsal fin has no hard spines and the outer edge is slightly concave. The scales on the chest are very small and buried under the skin. The back is dark brown and the abdomen is gray. There are crescent-shaped black spots at the base of scales on the side of the body, the dorsal fin and caudal fin are gray-black, the other fins are gray-yellow, and the outer edge is golden yellow. The dorsal fin and anal fin each have an orange-red stripe.

Growing environment and living habits: It lives in the river with gravel bottom, clear and low water quality, high flow rate and elevation of 300-1500m, and often develops with the help of karst cracks and caves in the river, and overwinters in the spring after autumn. In mid-April, spring comes out, mostly in the middle of the night, with heads inward and tails outward, and they come out in groups, usually within 8- 10 days.