Discovering fish with legs in Cao Bang

On November 14, while collecting water at a stream in Hoai Khao hamlet, Quang Thanh commune, Nguyen Binh district, Cao Bang province, local people discovered and caught some strange fish.

Each individual weighs about 80-100g, length from 10-15cm. The skin of the fish has rough scales like warts, the belly has reddish yellow flowers, lives underwater with legs and tail like the tail of the fish.

Detecting a sound, this creature swims very quickly.

Local people said that this fish is very rare and rare, called 'Cao Beo' fish , which often attaches to rocks in calm puddles. Detecting a sound, this creature swims very quickly. When caught, fish often produce a very strong tar.

The site of the discovery of fish in the Phja Oac - Phja Den National Park complex covers an area of ​​over 8,000 hectares, which still preserves the primary forest ecosystem containing 1,287 plant species, with 90 species of plants at risk. extinction in the world red book. In addition, there are 496 species of vertebrates, including 58 species of rare animals living on mountainous terrain, limestone, the weather is quite cool, in the cold weather appears ice and snow.

Many researchers in Cao Bang said that this is a very different species that can live both on land and swimming underwater but now only appears in the stream of Hoai Khao hamlet. This is a species of the same species as the toad fish that was discovered in Tam Dao National Park (Vinh Phuc), is in danger of extinction.

The discovery of footfish in Cao Bang needs to be researched and added to the collection of rare and precious creatures to have a plan to preserve the genetic resources of this animal.

1. Strange fishes like to walk on land
2. Rare species have the ability to regenerate their legs