Chapter 264 - 162: Large Scale Whitefish_2
About the origin of the Anti-wave White Fish, there’s also a beautiful legend.
It is said that there was a water monster in Fuxian Lake causing trouble and committing evil deeds. One of the Eight Immortals in the legend of "The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea," He Xianggu, was ordered to eliminate the water monster. After He Xianggu took action, the water monster was vanquished.
However, due to the water monster’s years of chaos, the waters of Fuxian Lake suffered ecological destruction and lost their vitality. He Xianggu reported to the Queen Mother and asked to place the most vibrant beings into Fuxian Lake.
Therefore, the Queen Mother commanded her people to choose the most lively little fish from her Turquoise Pool and descend to the mortal world into Fuxian Lake, and this little fish was precisely the Anti-wave White Fish.
Thus, the Anti-wave White Fish has the reputation of having descended from Heaven, a sprite from the Turquoise Pool.
During the Ming and Qing Dynasty, the Anti-wave White Fish was a famous tribute, a rarity reserved for royal consumption.
Regrettably, in the 1980s, silver fish were introduced into Fuxian Lake without scientific verification from other places. Silver fish have living habits very similar to those of Anti-wave White Fish and are an absolute competing species.
Furthermore, the reproductive and survival abilities of silver fish are stronger than those of Anti-wave White Fish, which has led to a rapid decline in the numbers of Anti-wave White Fish, and they soon became an endangered species.
Only in recent years, under layers of protection, have they barely managed to avoid extinction; but their numbers are no longer what they used to be, allowing people to catch and taste them at will.