Why can't the yellow croaker in Qinghai Lake eat?

The yellow croaker in Qinghai Lake is a national protected animal.

Qinghai Lake is rich in yellow croaker. Due to the large-scale development of fishery in Qinghai Lake and the high fishing intensity, the number of yellow croaker is decreasing year by year. After 1982, the Qinghai government took measures to close the lake to raise fish in order to restore the ecological balance of yellow croaker. In 2004, the red list of species in China listed yellow croaker as an endangered species.

Huangyu is a specialty of Qinghai Lake. It belongs to CYPRINIDAE, and its scientific name is "naked carp in Qinghai Lake". Naked carp is naked, almost scaleless, spindle-shaped, with a blunt head and a mouth at the front of the head. It is unnecessary. Its back is grayish brown or yellowish brown, its abdomen is grayish or yellowish, and there are irregular brown patches on both sides of its body. Its fins are grayish or reddish, and some individuals are pale yellow or dark green.

Living habits of yellow croaker in Qinghai Lake

The naked carp in Qinghai Lake is a cold-water fish, which likes to live in shallow water. It is also common in the backwater area near the sea or where the water flow is slow between big stones. In winter, it lurks in deep pools and crevices, with strong adaptability and low requirements for living conditions. It can live in small ponds and shallow lakes, or in salty and fresh water.

After hatching, the young fish swim in groups, mostly in the shallow waters of estuaries, preferring to inhabit beaches, rocks, deep pools or crevices where the water flow is slow, with strong adaptability, and can live in brackish water (the salinity of Qinghai Lake is 12 ~ 13 ‰) or fresh water.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Qinghai Lake naked carp