579. A small fish that can jump (4/?) )

While working overtime, I code words, it's not an eggshell, it's an egg that hurts

Seaweed is a general term for the symbiotic algae in the sea, belonging to red algae, the color is generally purple or brownish-green, the shape is varied, the species are also diverse, there are several kinds of spotted seaweed, altar seaweed, sweet seaweed in the Daqin fishing grounds, Qin Shiou taught the children to choose, it is the seaweed.

He explained to the children that seaweed is made from seaweed dried and roasted, and that was right. But the seaweed is not all seaweed, and some seaweed is inedible, and the more suitable one in the Daqin fishery is the striped seaweed.

This kind of seaweed is easy to distinguish, about 20 centimeters long strips, the algae are bright purple red, growing around the reef, tangled in clumps.

Powell wanted to uproot the striped seaweed, but Qin Shiou hurriedly stopped it, asked Nelson to get a few knives, and said: "Just cut them off, leave them roots, and they will grow again when the sea tide rises in the future." ”

The thicker the leaves and the thicker the rhizome, the better, otherwise the sun will be dried and roasted, and there will be no meat to eat. In addition, the leaves are thick and often thick, so the seaweed is chewy.

The seaweed in the Daqin Fishery is all of the highest quality, with thick leaves, long roots and thick stems, after all, it absorbs the energy of the sea god, Sha Ke collected some and put it in front of his nose and sniffed it, and exclaimed: "Well, boss, the taste is very delicious, it must be delicious after roasting." ”

Compared to @ eating too much sea fish, children are still more interested in seaweed, this thing is a snack, they watch TV, play games and popcorn mixed with food, one is delicious and the other is fragrant, all very popular.

Qin Shiou poured out a few boxes to hold seaweed. Winnie smiled at Liu Shuyan and said, "At noon, we can drink seaweed egg drop soup." Do you prefer eggs, duck eggs, goose eggs, or wild bird eggs? ”

"You're welcome......" Liu Shuyan hurriedly waved his hand.

Winnie smiled, "No, you're welcome. We have so many eggs here that we have a variety of eggs that we harvest every day and can't eat them, so I hope you enjoy them. ”

As the children were competing to collect seaweed, Shirley exclaimed, "Hey, come and see, there's a fish crawling on the beach!" ”

The surrounding children all ran over to watch, and little Shaq said with a big grin: "What's so strange about this? It must be an American eel, my dad and I have seen this fish climb into the car...... Mutter. Not an American eel?! ”

The fish's home turf is in the ocean, but that doesn't mean they can't move around on away land.

According to Darwin's theory of species evolution, mammals evolved from fish, that is, since the Devonian period 350 million years ago, some ancient fish broke away from the water, gradually adapted to the terrestrial environment, and then continued to evolve, and finally formed humans.

According to Qin Shiou's knowledge. Now some bony fish can also live out of the water for a period of time, I wonder if they will also evolve into human ......

When he saw the children yelling there, he followed them and looked. At first, he also guessed that it was the American eel, a fish that could live out of the sea for more than ten minutes, and he had encountered a few before. But these eels are smart enough to burrow into the damp sand and survive until high tide. So he didn't catch.

Walking up to this fish, Qin Shiou was also a little stunned when he saw it. Hey, it's not an American eel, it's a fish that hasn't been seen before.

This fish has a strange appearance, somewhat like an elongated legless frog, with a black-brown body, a gray belly, and six black stripes on its dorsal side, surrounded by irregular greenish-brown spots.

Its eyes are small and protrude above the dorsal edge of its head, its lower eyelids are very developed, and its teeth can be exposed when it opens its mouth, and even Qin Shiou found that it also has canine teeth, and its tail fin is wide and wedge-shaped, and it can bounce on the beach.

Fortunately, Qin Shiou is also well-informed, he has not found this kind of fish in the fishing grounds, but he knows it, so he explained: "This is called mudskipper, you can also call it jumping fish, Newfoundland fishing grounds are relatively rare, generally more common in tropical waters, may have come to us along the Mexican warm current." ”

Yes, this strange-shaped creature is the mudskipper, and although it doesn't look like a fish in any way, it has gills and fins, and is an ancient fish animal with a low evolutionary range.

Unlike ordinary fish, mudskippers can breathe directly from the air as long as their skin is moist, and they have small pockets around their gills that can hold water for a breath, just like humans hold their breath.

There are no mangrove forests in the Daqin Fishing Grounds, otherwise mudskippers can show off another of their talents, which is climbing. They are geniuses among fishes in this regard, using their pelvic fins as suckers, grasping trees and crawling upwards with their pectoral fins to the canopy.

Qin Shiou saw that the children were interested in this mudskipper, so he introduced what he knew, and after the introduction, he asked, "Okay, is there anything else you don't understand?" Mention it. ”

"Is it delicious?" Shaq Jr. immediately asked, "I feel like it's growing fat." ”

Qin Shiou broke out in a cold sweat, gave him a breakdown and said: "Just know how to eat, eat, I will let your father stew you and eat it when I go back!" ”

With that, he picked up the mudskipper and sent it to a puddle of water, which had the water to buffer the time, and it could wait until the tide was high.

It wasn't the first time Shaq had seen mudskippers, but he saw them at the fishing grounds on Farewell Island, so he asked strangely, "How can this kind of fish appear in temperate fisheries like ours?" The temperature of the water is not enough now, right? ”

Qin Shiou shrugged his shoulders and guessed: "Maybe it came here along the Gulf Current, and then it was lucky to survive, do you think?" ”

Shaq also shrugged: "I can only think so, I don't have a good brain, I don't know anything about science, biology, oceanography and other messy things." ”

The children were tired after more than an hour of work, so Qin Shiou asked them to go ashore to roast seaweed and kelp for them to eat.

There are relatively few mussels in the Daqin Fishing Ground, and there are not many scallops on the beach, which makes the activity of picking up fish lose a lot of fun.

Michelle walked along the coastline for a while, and then picked up two yellow mussels the size of an adult's palm, which looked quite beautiful, the shells were clean, the lines were smooth, with egg yolks, and a feeling of purity.

Picking up these two mussels, Michelle ran back happily, a group of children gathered around to watch, Qin Shiou smiled: "Go back and call Bill, buy a batch of mussels and come over to breed, maybe our fishing ground can become a pearl collection field." ”

Although it is casual to say, in fact, Qin Shiou is quite concerned in his heart, that is, it is not bad to breed shellfish, in addition to being able to eat it, it can also produce pearls.

The two mussels were passed around and disappeared, and Michelle was dumbfounded and exclaimed, "Where are my shells?" Where are my two shells? ”

A group of bad boys spread their hands blankly in a helpless expression, and little Shaq pointed at Gordon and said, "It must be you, I saw you put the shell in your pocket just now!" ”

"You are talking nonsense, little Shaq, you must have taken it, only you are so greedy!" Not to be outdone, Gordon retorted. (To be continued......) R1292