Li Chao is searching among the reefs.
“Bang!”
Suddenly, a big fish almost one meter long jumped out of a puddle, jumped out of the water, and then fell heavily on the water surface, scaring everyone present.
In particular, Li Chao, who was standing on a reef beside the puddle, almost lost his balance and fell directly into the puddle.
"Fuck, what's going on? How could there be such a big fish in this puddle?" Zhang Qicheng exclaimed.
"It's a pike." Chen Qingsheng shouted.
Barracuda is a near-shore fish that often appears near coral reefs and reefs. Most of the puddles in these reefs have channels connecting to the sea, so it is not surprising to see barracuda.
"Grab the harpoon." Xiang Yang shouted immediately.
At the same time, he pulled Li Chao behind him and stared at the puddle with a serious face.
Fang Youqun felt that Xiang Yang was making a fuss out of nothing. "Isn't it just a barracuda? Brother Yang, why do you have such an expression?"
Xiang Yang shook his head and didn't have time to pay attention to Fang Youqun.
He was not just pretending in front of Li Chao, and the pike was really scary.
Although barracudas are not as notorious as sharks, they are still more dangerous than ordinary sharks.
"Everyone, step back, don't get close to that puddle." Xiang Yang shouted loudly, "Pike are also called wolffish, which are wolves in the ocean. They are very aggressive, and each pike has a mouthful of densely packed spike-like fangs. If you are bitten by a pike, the consequences will be no simpler than being bitten by a wolf."
Li Chao put his hand on Xiang Yang's shoulder, motioning Xiang Yang to step back.
Zhang Qicheng quickly looked at Li Chao, "What do you want to do?"
"Don't worry, I won't go near the puddle. I'll just stand by the side and watch." Li Chao said.
Xiang Yang was somewhat speechless. "What's so good about pike? You can't see underwater if you stand too far away, and it's not safe if you stand too close. The fangs of pike are very sharp and can kill most prey with one bite. There have been frequent reports of pike injuring people in the past. It's better to stand further away."
The barracuda's extremely sharp teeth can bite off the prey's head in an instant, and can also tear off very large chunks of meat from the prey. They like to appear in groups, and even sharks are generally unwilling to provoke them.
However, although pike are near-shore fish, they like to hunt in the open sea, so it is difficult for scientists to observe the complete pike hunting process. The only confirmed pike hunting habit is that when pike hunt, they only eat the soft parts of the prey, such as the internal organs of the prey.
Li Chao also knew that it was dangerous to look too closely, but he did not back down. He stepped back a few steps, then looked at Xiang Yang and said, "Brother Xiang, can you help me catch this pike? You can name your price. I want to take this fish home and raise it."
Xiang Yang: “…”
"It can't be kept alive." Xiang Yang shook his head and said, "The pike has a long and slender body and looks like a torpedo. It is very ornamental. If it could be kept alive, it would have been a valuable ornamental fish. How could you have waited until now and still not seen a live one?"
Barracuda is loved by most people because of its handsome appearance.
In the past, many people kept wild pike in tanks, but captive pike often died within a few days.
This is a very wild fish.
It is not as invincible as the killer whale, the god of ocean, nor as notorious as the great white shark, but it cannot be seen in any ocean theme park at home or abroad.
Once, someone was swimming on vacation in Yokohama and was suddenly bitten on the thigh by an attacking pike. As a result, his entire leg was broken and there was a circle of densely packed semicircular holes on the bone.
Whether in terms of temperament, ferocity, or living habits, the pike deserves the title of wolffish.
in addition.
Pike have another habit that is very similar to that of wolves.
When there is a strong enough pike in a certain sea area, all the pike in that area will follow behind it. Whether it is hunting or playing, the entire group will follow the will of the leading pike.
But if no strong enough individuals are born in a certain sea area, all the barracudas in that sea area will live alone, so in many places around the world, barracudas are also called "lone wolves", "lone wolves", or "lonely ocean hunters".
"Captain, the harpoons are here." At this time, Chen Qingsheng brought over a few harpoons. He looked tangled and asked, "Should we get this pike out?"
"Wait a moment." Xiang Yang held a harpoon and looked carefully into the puddle.
"I'm not sure now if this is a lone wolf or a pack of sea wolves."
"If it's a lone wolf, it's not difficult to fish it out. But if it's a pack of wolves, there's no way to deal with it. This kind of cave has a complicated terrain, and we can't use fishing nets."
A school of barracuda is a more terrifying creature than a pack of wolves.
When hunting or defending against natural enemies, pike will fight in groups under the command of their leader and attack in groups.
In 2014, someone saw a school of barracudas encountering a school of sperm whales in my country's Bohai Sea.
At that time, the whole sea was boiling. Hundreds and thousands of barracudas gathered together and formed various spectacular military formations. The barracudas were tightly packed together. From the boat, it looked like a super scary big fish.
After precise teamwork, a group of barracudas successfully scared off the sperm whale and resolved the battle without bloodshed.
In addition to creating momentum with their numbers, pike also know how to use the light reflected by their scales to confuse their enemies.
"Schools of barracuda are one of the few fish in the ocean that can repel ocean overlords like sperm whales. They are very scary when they gather together," said Xiang Yang.
"If we can't use the fishing net, we may not be able to defeat this pike." Chen Qingsheng said with a smile: "Pike are very sensitive to the water flow caused by people. Once we put the harpoon into the puddle, the pike will immediately find it and quickly enter combat mode, ready to attack at any time."
"Let's go to the sea and block them." Fang Youqun said, "I'll get a few boats and put some nets down on the coast."
"Why bother with so much trouble?" Xiang Yang laughed. He had already seen that the pike was hiding under a sunken reef three or four meters deep in the puddle. It was gently waving its fins, with its head fixed on the water, as if it was ready to attack at any time.
The pike have excellent vision at the bottom of the water, but Xiang Yang's vision is even better. Xiang Yang can see clearly that this is not a school of pike, but a lone wolf.