Tens of millions of netizens watched the lake water to catch "monster fish"?Multi -party response

Recently, "strange fish" in Ruzhou City, Pingdingshan City, Henan Province has attracted attention. Related live broadcast shows over 30 million netizens to watch online.

Official: It is determined as a crocodile, which is a foreign invasion species

On the afternoon of August 23, Jiupai News contacted a staff member of the Ruzhou Municipal Government. The other party said that the "strange fish in the lake" was determined to be crocodile. At present, the arrest work is still ongoing.

As for why he was arrested for drying the lake, the staff member said that he was mainly afraid of crocodile crickets.

It is understood that crocodile fish is the longest destruction of meat fish for the ecology and can grow to 3 meters. As long as it is a living creature in the water, it is almost all eaten. To this end, local residential construction, agricultural and forestry and other departments organized professional teams to arrest the fish.

The latest live broadcast shows that the lake water has been arranged to be arranged on the spot.

Many netizens planned to make suggestions in the comment area.

Expert: Suspected of being abandoned pets

Li Chang, a professor of biology at Zhengzhou Natural Museum, introduced that there are no crocodile crickets in China. They are introduced as an ornamental fish from the Americas. This "big monster" in the lake is a high probability of "wandering pets".

Because the crocodile cricket eats too much, it can grow to more than one meter after not long. Some owners choose to release the wild in the wild because they can't afford it.

According to the staff of the Pingdingshan Aquarium, "this kind of fish skin is thick and thick, and there are few natural enemies in the wild. It is at the highest end of the food chain. The amount of food is large.

The crocodile tadpoles are also very large, and they will eat a large amount of fish and other creatures. Almost all the living things in the water are eaten, including various fish, crustaceans, amphibians, crawling, birds, small and medium mammals, small and medium mammals, small and medium mammals And carrion. Therefore, it is harmful to the ecological environment.

Among the major foreign species that called for the prohibition or abandonment of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs in 2020, it included birds.

Police response: If it involves illegal, it will be transferred to the public security

Ruzhou police staff responded to the media that the relevant departments are investigating that if they involve illegal, they will be transferred to the public security organs for processing.

Source: China Youth Daily

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