Yesterday, in the city of fishery company a subsidiary, manager Zhou Tiansheng showed a weight of about 270 grams of "big guy to reporters". Curiously, this crab has the translucent gray white. "With the aquatic dealings to play for a lifetime, it is my first time to see such a freak." Zhou Tiansheng said.
This crab is Zhou Tiansheng recently drove to the tide, fishing in Jingjiang and Taixing at the border of the waters of the Yangtze river. When nobody noticed, home finishing when found the crab crab shell color is a little strange, showing gray white, some transparent. "This year's autumn fishing yield was not good, more than 250 grams of males are rare. The only freak head down is not small, but who also have never seen the gray crab, also do not know can not eat, can raise their own play." Zhou Tiansheng said.
City farming appoint fisheries expert Tao Guiqing introduction, the crab Eriocheir sinensis belongs to the Yangtze River, also known as crab. Their body color is generally dominated by dark green and yellow ochre. But if the growth of special circumstances, the crab will change its color, to confuse predators, protect yourself. Every year in September ~11 month, the crab in the reproductive migration period, mature crabs will come in from the upper reaches of rivers, the Yangtze River Estuary position mating and reproduction. This river crabs could be grown in a special water environment, recently migration in our city river was arrested. "It should not mutation variety, can be assured use." Tao Guiqing said. |
