Looking at the image of a unique catfish with long, colorful fins spreading on social networks, many people thought it was a Photoshop joke like “losing fat”, but it was a real story in Tuyen Quang. Quang…

Recently, Mr. Nguyen Van Tien went to Tuyen Quang market. As soon as he arrived at the market, he saw many people huddled together discussing a strange catfish in the fish section.

A catfish has just slipped out of a nylon bag and is struggling on the market floor. It has 8 whiskers (2 large whiskers, 6 small whiskers), head and body like normal catfish, but the tail fin is up to 3 inches long. – 4 times normal. The fish’s body is light black, the fish’s tail fin is pink, starting from the part attached to the body, gradually darkening, spreading to the end. The edge of the tail fin is soft and has many folds, very beautiful.

Special catfish.

According to people, this catfish is unique, no one in this province has seen such a beautiful catfish. This fish was caught by a fisherman casting a net into the stream early in the morning. Immediately after being caught in the net, the lucky fish was picked up immediately so it was healthy and had no signs of injury. This fish is estimated to weigh around 1 kg. It is not placed on the scale, it is priced as a special item.

Mr. Tien really wanted to buy the strange catfish, but before that, an aquarium hobbyist paid the owner of the precious fish dozens of times more money than the best yellow catfish at this market. He said he bought “dragon catfish” to release into the rockery so that many people could admire its beauty.

Not 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 ditch. The catfish Mr. Ai caught was 65 cm long and weighed 1.8 kg. All characteristics of shape and form from the antennae, head, body, and tail fin are the same as regular catfish, the only difference is that this fish is 100% pink in color. It is also considered by public opinion to be an individual with a genetic mutation.

According to fisheries experts, the above-mentioned catfish most likely had a mutation in its genetic structure during the growth process , it is difficult to say that it is a hybrid and is not an alien creature (imported from abroad). Dr. Vo Chau Tuan, head of the Department of Biology and Environment, Da Nang University of Education, said that catfish with changing colors or body conditions may be due to genetic mutations to adapt to the natural habitat. .