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What kind of fish can sell at sky high prices

A few days ago, a kind of high price fish appeared on the Internet. It is said that it is on the verge of extinction, but it is still caught and sold. Why?

On May 4, a Fujian fishing boat caught a piece of money weighing 122 Jin in Nan'ao sea area. After more than ten rounds of bidding, it was finally bought by a Shenzhen customer at the price of 28500 yuan per Jin, with a total price of 3.47 million yuan.

Qianqiangyi, also known as yellow lipped fish, is a kind of precious fish in the ocean, which is close to extinction.

According to the old fishermen, before the liberation of the people's Republic of China, qianqiangu was often caught in various coastal areas of Wenzhou, which was regarded as a top-grade tonic. In particular, fish fat (commonly known as' fish glue ') was very precious, so it was said that it was' as expensive as gold'.

Yellow lipped fish, belonging to the class teleost, perch like, with the family Sciaenidae, Fujian and Guangdong people called money fish, money fierce fish, also known as (fish high). The Yellow lipped fish has long body, flat side and slender tail stalk. The warm temperate rare bottom fishes live in the sea area near 50-60 meters deep. The young fish live in the estuary and its nearby coast, and distribute in the East China Sea and the northern South China Sea. They are carnivorous fish, feeding on small fish and large crustaceans such as shrimp and crab, while young fish feed on shrimp. Yellow lipped fish is an endemic fish species in China, belonging to the second class national protected animals. In 2006, IUCN Red List listed it as extremely dangerous. It is not listed in the appendix of cites.