Rich and original wild fish provide sufficient ingredients for Xinjiang to produce various fish delicacies, braised fish, stewed fish, and barbecue fish. Xinjiang interprets the fish culture to the fullest.

Xinjiang has many rivers and lakes, and 368 species of fish are inhabited.

Rich and original wild fish provides sufficient ingredients for Xinjiang to produce various fish delicacies. braised fish , stewed fish , and barbecue fish. Xinjiang interprets the fish culture to the fullest.

sturgeon is also a type of fish, but it is very different from ordinary fish. First, the sturgeon heads have different appearances, and the long ones with pointed tips are more beautiful, stronger and more distinctive; second, the habits are different, the sturgeon mainly grows in cold water areas, can tolerate severe cold and heat, and moves more agile than ordinary fish; third, the rarity is different, the sturgeon is rare, they are all national key protected animals, , which cannot be caught or eaten raw, and ordinary fish are everywhere, and can be eaten when caught; fourth, the taste is different, the sturgeon is not only delicious, but also rich in nutrition and magical, and the fish is mainly used for eating!

Below, let’s enjoy the three unusual sturgeons in Xinjiang!

First of all, we need to declare two points. First: these three sturgeons are all specialties in Xinjiang, and only Xinjiang has them all in the country; Second, these three sturgeons are all national second-class protected animals . They must not be fished, nor can they become your on-the-board American food, otherwise they will be arrested and jailed.

. Siberian sturgeon : Xinjiang specialty, so big that I can’t finish it!

Since it originates from Siberian rivers, it is called the Siberian sturgeon. This kind of fish can be found in many lakes in Xinjiang. It is very large, with a length of 1.2 meters, a weight of 200 kilograms, and a long spindle shape. It mainly feeds on small fish, larvae of chiropra, molluscs , worms, crustaceans, etc. It is a warm fish with strong vitality and suitable for growth water temperatures of 15~25℃, but it can tolerate winters at minus 50℃ and summers above 50℃.

The Siberian sturgeon's meat is tender, extremely delicious, and particularly nutritious. Mainly used for braising and stewing.

2. Naked Belly Sturgeon : Produced on the banks of the Ili River, it was eaten and almost extinct!

naked sturgeon, also known as " sturgeon ", was introduced abroad and is native to the Black Sea , Caspian and Aral Sea basins. The former Soviet Union introduced it to Balkash Lake in 1933, which is Yili River in my country. It is 2 meters long and weighs 10 kilograms. It is long spindle-shaped and is covered with five longitudinal bone armors.

Its food is mainly fish, it also eats crabs, aquatic insects, , mollusks, crustaceans, , etc.

Naked sturgeon is rich in quality, tender and fatty, delicious in meat and rich in nutrition. It is a long-standing precious aquatic product in the international market. Especially the fish roe sauce made with its fish eggs is rich in nutrients and is well-known in the European market.

Naked sturgeon has high economic value and has become the target of fishing for people. If you catch one, you can become a household that has tens of thousands of yuan.

Under the willful fishing of humans, the naked-bending sturgeon on the Ili River cannot escape the misfortune. It suffered a catastrophe and was almost extinct. There were less than 100 naked-bending sturgeons in the Ili River.

3. Small body sturgeon: Too small to eat!

The small body sturgeon is quite distinctive. It is small, with a body length of 0.6 meters and a weight of less than 3 kilograms. The length of the kiss accounts for less than 70% of the head length. It mainly eats larvae of various insects such as chiropra , and also eats small molluscs, oligohair , polyhedrals, leeches, and other invertebrates.

small body sturgeon was introduced to Xinjiang from Russia and is distributed in freshwater areas such as the Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Ob River , and Yenisei River in Russia. my country introduced trial maintenance from Russia, and was only distributed in the Ertises River water system in the upper reaches of the Ob River in Xinjiang.

Xinjiang's three big sturgeons are all rare treasures. Although they taste delicious and nutritious, they cannot become a delicious meal on our table!