Unique: Colorful dragon catfish is not a joke

Looking at the image of the catfish is unique because there are long, colorful fins spread on social networks, many people consider it a "fat" joke, but it is a true story in Tuyen Quang. .

Recently, Mr. Nguyen Van Tien went to Tuyen Quang market. As soon as he arrived at the market, he saw many people huddled over a strange catfish at the fish selling area.

A catfish has just slipped out of the nylon bag and is struggling on the market floor, has a 8-stubble beard (2 big whiskers, 6 small antennae), its head is like normal catfish but the caudal fin is long to 3 - 4 times normal. The fish body is light black, the tail fin of the fish is pink, starting from the part attached to the body, darkening, spreading towards the end. The tail edge is soft and pleated, very beautiful.

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Special catfish.

According to people, this catfish is unique, nobody in this province has seen such a beautiful catfish. This fish was released by a resident in the spring in the early morning. Immediately after getting caught in the net, the fish were lucky to be picked up so it was healthy and there was no trace of injury. This fish weighs less than 1 kg, is not placed on the scale table, it is valued as a special item.

Mr. Tien really wanted to buy strange catfish, but before that it was paid by a hobbyist to the owner of the precious fish, which is dozens of times more than the best gold catfish in this market. He said to buy 'dragon catfish' to drop into the rocky island so that many people could admire its beauty.

Not too long ago, on July 18, 2017, in Mai Phu commune (Loc Ha, Ha Tinh), Mr. Le Van Ai caught a pink catfish in a public water raceway. Ai caught catfish 65 cm long, weighs 1.8 kg. All features of shape, shape from beard, head, body, tail fin like normal catfish, the only difference is that this fish has 100% pink color. It is also a public opinion of individuals with genetic mutations.

According to seafood experts, the aforementioned catfish are more likely to mutate the gene structure during the growth process , difficult to say is a hybrid and not a foreign alien (imported from abroad). Dr. Vo Chau Tuan, head of the Department of Biology and Environment, Da Nang Teachers' University said that the catfish with the color or the changing body condition could be due to genetic mutations to adapt to natural habitats. .