The Top Fishing

So he apologized to the several people who had come over to ask about the price, saying that the fish had already been reserved.

Upon hearing this, they all expressed their regrets for intruding and dispersed, but they did not go far. Instead, they gathered around the big red fish, joining others in admiring and discussing it, as such a large red fish was truly a rarity.

Lin Yang also walked over, looking at the brightly colored big fish before him.

The "red fish" they referred to was actually just a local dialect term for what is scientifically known as the Chinese Lipstick Fish, a species in the Cypriniformes order, of the Barbinae subfamily, and Barb genus, and it is unique to our country.

It is mainly found in the Yangtze River basin of China, more abundant upstream, and also present in Fujian’s Min River, albeit rarely.

The growth rate of the Lipstick Fish is quite fast, with mature individuals typically reaching a weight of 15-20 kilograms, and the largest ones can weigh up to 30 kilograms. In the Yangtze River basin, it is an important economic fish species, and the population of wild Lipstick Fish is declining year by year.

After unlocking the Chinese Lipstick Fish, Lin Yang sneaked a peek at the rewards for the compendium, which were about what he had expected.

This time, the reward was 1500 RMB, 15 points of experience and points, followed by 0.1% of aquatic encyclopedia knowledge.

After pulling the Lipstick Fish out of the water, the onlookers gathered around, curious to see the weight of the fish. However, among the crowd, only a hand-held fish controller was available, and using it to grip the fish’s mouth could harm the Lipstick Fish, especially one as large as this. Since Xia Xiaoxue planned to keep it in an aquarium, naturally she did not agree to this.