If these hot water fish were to enter water of normal temperature, they would be immediately frozen to death.
Of course, it could also be that it was frozen to death, or it was hibernating.
There is a mid-ocean ridge Maria Islands in the western Pacific Ocean at 21 degrees north latitude. Most of the islands near this island are active submarine volcanoes, which erupt magma from time to time.
Sulfur dioxide filled the sea water, the water temperature in the entire sea area reached 60 degrees Celsius, there was no oxygen and no corals.
It was a sea of death.
But in that sea of death there lived a fish that lived at the same time as the dinosaurs - the betta.
Betta fish is also a type of volcano fish.
In fact, any fish that can survive in waters with temperatures above 75 degrees can be called a volcano fish.
The characteristic of the volcano fish is that it can live in water at 75 degrees, and the closer the temperature is to 75 degrees, the more active it is.
If volcano fish were allowed to return to normal seawater, they would freeze to death.
The volcano fish is an incredible creature.
They do not need food, but filter seawater through their gills, separating minerals from the seawater and converting them into organic matter in their bodies. They can survive for a year without eating anything.
Well, maybe the fasting period that we are talking about is not just a myth or legend, but it may really exist.
However, to achieve this required period, you need to soak yourself in water above 75 degrees for many years.
Betta fish spend most of their lives dormant on rocks, motionless. Only when a volcano is about to erupt will they come out of their "hibernation" state, leave the area covered by the eruption, and look for a mate.
They live in a forbidden zone where life is absolutely impossible to survive. So far, there are still many secrets about them, many of which cannot be explained by scientists and biologists.
Chen Qingsheng raised the steel fork in his hand and gestured with both hands, asking Xiang Yang whether he wanted to dig the entrance of this passage a little bigger and then go down to catch some such fish.
Xiang Yang hesitated for a while and finally shook his head.
Forget it.
Xiang Yang has always strictly required the crew not to act rashly when encountering unfamiliar marine life.
This time, Xiang Yang himself encountered unfamiliar marine creatures, and Xiang Yang did not want to act rashly.
Although the textbook does not explicitly mention the dangers of volcano fish, it only says that the risk factor is unknown.
But the unknown is the greatest danger.
Xiang Yang waved to the crew, indicating that they should follow him and leave this potentially dangerous area, and then swam towards the surface of the sea with everyone.
"Captain, that fish is so strange. I've been out to sea so many times, but I've never seen a fish like this. It must be a very rare species. Why don't you catch it?" Chen Qingsheng asked as soon as he surfaced.
Xiang Yang smiled and said, "I'm worried about the danger."
Chen Qingsheng was speechless. "What kind of danger could there be? The diving suits we are wearing may not even be bitten by sharks. Why are we afraid of such small fish?"
The others also nodded. Ever since they knew that the diving suits they were wearing were supplies for scientific research laboratories, the crew members had become much bolder. They dared to provoke anything on the seabed except creatures that were larger than themselves. Some time ago, someone brave enough caught a blue jellyfish from the bottom of the sea, and was scolded by Xiang Yang.
"It's not the fish that is dangerous, it's the environment itself." Xiang Yang smiled and told everyone the news about the volcano fish.
"What?" Chen Qingsheng was stunned. "You mean the water temperature in that tunnel is over 60 degrees?"
Xiang Yang nodded, and even guessed that this dark island was not formed by the compression of continental plates, but an active volcano.
Chen Qingsheng immediately became anxious, "It's too dangerous here, all of you go up, I'll go down to find Lao Xu and ask him to bring his group up quickly."
"Wait." Xiang Yang smiled and stopped him, "Don't worry, even if it's a volcano, it must be releasing energy all the time. The pressure stored in its body is not enough to release a volcanic eruption."
"Also, I found a good thing down here, and I need your help to get it up."
Chen Qingsheng's eyes lit up.
Chen Qingsheng knew best how much Xiang Yang had earned during this period.
Anything that Xiang Yang calls a good thing must definitely be a good treasure.
Xiang Yang led everyone onto the boat, took ropes and some empty bamboo poles for salvaging, and then led everyone into the water.
A group of people went down to the bottom of the sea, and after seeing the raw stone clearly, many of them showed disappointment on their faces.
Isn't it just a broken stone
What a good thing this is.
Of course, there are also people who know what they are doing.
After the rough stone was fished onto the boat, Xia Pengjie circled around the stone and said unsurely, "There is a blue light in this gap. Could it be a rough jadeite stone?"
When Xia Pengjie said this, many people were shocked.
Chen Qingsheng took a deep breath, "Such a big jadeite?"
Xiang Yang smiled and said, "It is indeed a jadeite stone, but no one can say how big the jadeite is inside it. It may be very large, or it may be just the little bit we see now."
A group of people looked at Xiang Yang with envy, realizing that their boss had made a fortune again.
Of course, there are also people who have no idea what’s going on.
For example, Fang Youqun said with a nonchalant look on his face: "How much is this jade worth? The last time I sold pearls, I went to a jewelry store and saw that a jade sculpture that big only started at a few hundred yuan." He opened his hands and gestured hard, indicating that the jade was very big.
Xiang Yang smiled and didn't explain much. He took a photo from various angles and sent it to Li Chao, asking Li Chao to help him estimate the price and preferably find a buyer.
The other side.
Qinglong Bend.
Li Chao was having dinner with Zhang Qicheng and Mr. Song, another antique owner of the Binhai Hotel.
Suddenly, Li Chao's cell phone rang.
Li Chao took it out and looked at it, then smiled, "News about Brother Xiang."
Zhang Qicheng smiled and said, "There must be something good again. Let me see it."
As he spoke, Zhang Qicheng took the phone from Li Chao, opened the MMS and started reading.
Li Chao didn't care. He took a tissue to wipe his mouth and looked at Zhang Qicheng with a smile.
"Well, this, could this be it?" Zhang Qicheng was shocked at first, then immediately ecstatic, "It's a rough stone. Oh my god, the weathering layer is cracked, and the icy jadeite rough stone can be clearly seen. This guy is so lucky, how come he found all the good things."
"Hmm?" He raised his eyebrow.
Mr. Song slowly put down his chopsticks and said, "Let me see."
Li Chao smiled and said, "Mr. Song, are you interested in jadeite?"
Mr. Song nodded. "Well, it looks good in the picture, but I definitely won't make an offer based on just a picture. So, you call Mr. Xiang and see if he's interested in making a move. If so, ask him to negotiate the price with me in person."