The lush vegetation made Xiang Yang unable to help but swim into it to take a look.
Xiang Yang discovered that many of the plants under the sea were transparent gelatinous algae, somewhat similar to agar.
Soon, Xiang Yang dived to the deep sea area of six or seven hundred meters.
At this time, Xiang Yang discovered a group of ugly-looking fish in a sea trench, a bit like blobfish.
Seeing this group of ugly sea fish, Xiang Yang's eyes immediately lit up, "This is the Antarctic longevity fish."
The Antarctic deep-sea longevity fish is a rare treasure that prolongs life from the deep sea of Antarctica. It generally only lives in the deep sea and low temperature waters below 300 meters below the seabed. It feeds on polar krill. It is natural and wild, without any pollution.
According to Xiang Yang, the Antarctic longevity fish grows extremely slowly. The larger the fish is and the older it is, the richer its nutritional value is and the higher its price is.
The longest-lived Antarctic long-lived fish is said to be able to live up to 200 years old, making it the longest-lived fish in the world. However, the oldest Antarctic long-lived fish discovered by humans so far has a lifespan of only about 170 years.
Xiang Yang once saw a ship sent by the College of Marine Biology to Antarctica to conduct an expedition and bring back a batch of Antarctic long-lived fish.
The batch of longevity fish caught and brought back to the country were all large fish weighing more than three kilograms and with an average lifespan of fifty years.
Although the Antarctic longevity fish is ugly, it has extremely high nutritional value.
Since longevity fish live in the deep sea below 300 meters, the pressure after being caught will cause brain death of the longevity fish.
In order to maintain the original freshness of the longevity fish, the longevity fish needs to be quickly frozen at minus sixty degrees Celsius using quick freezing technology immediately after being caught.
Xiang Yang looked at these Antarctic long-lived fish carefully and found that the skin color of these Antarctic long-lived fish was orange-yellow, just like a replica of the blobfish.
But Xiang Yang did not discriminate against these Antarctic longevity fish just because they were ugly.
The flesh of the Antarctic longevity fish is super white, with a delicate and elastic texture.
Moreover, the meat of Antarctic longevity fish contains more than 20 trace elements, amino acids, unsaturated fatty acids, vitamins, protein, low fat and low cholesterol that are essential to the human body.
The meat of Antarctic longevity fish is very easy to digest and absorb by the human body, and is a rare nutritional health product.
Moreover, the meat of Antarctic longevity fish is rich in deep-sea fish oil, which can delay the aging of the body. The fish head is rich in "brain gold" ingredients that can activate brain cells. It can promote brain development in children and delay brain aging in the elderly and prevent Alzheimer's disease. Stewing soup with the skull of Antarctic longevity fish can nourish the liver and kidneys and prolong life.
Humans have been constantly researching ways to extend their lifespans. However, in the animal kingdom, many animals do not deliberately pursue immortality, yet their lifespans are astonishingly long. The Antarctic longevity fish is one of those immortal creatures.
Of course, this so-called immortal creature does not mean that it is truly immortal, but its lifespan is much longer than that of other creatures.
There are many centenarians among animals.
As far as Xiang Yang knew, there were several more.
For example, turtles.
People often say that a turtle lives for a thousand years and a tortoise lives for ten thousand years. In many people's minds, turtles are synonymous with longevity.
This is indeed the case. Although turtles cannot really live for thousands or tens of thousands of years, it is completely possible for them to live to be a hundred or eighty years old.
As far as Xiang Yang knows, there is a 550-pound male Aldabra giant tortoise in the world. According to records, the tortoise was born in 1750 and died on March 23, 2006, with a lifespan of a terrifying 255 years.
Turtles that can live over 200 years old, lobsters that can live up to 140 years old, and incredible Antarctic sponges that are over 1,000 years old can all be classified as immortal creatures.
Since ancient times, humans have been constantly researching how to prolong human lifespan. However, in nature, there are many animals that have very long lifespans, hundreds of years or even immortality. Xiang Yang has no idea how these magical natural creatures do it.
But this does not prevent Xiang Yang from being interested in these immortal creatures.
Xiang Yang once learned about the maximum lifespan of various creatures.
For example, carp.
Carp is a close relative of goldfish, and the carp living in the fish ponds of Dongyi temples are the most famous.
The Dongyi people once had a carp named "Hanako", whose lifespan reached 226 years.
It is understood that Hanako was born in 1751 and died on July 17, 1977.
Like leaves, carp scales have annual rings.
After Hanako's death, scientists carefully examined her scales and found irrefutable evidence that Hanako was indeed so long-lived.
Of course, there are only a few creatures that can have such a long lifespan.
The lifespan of most creatures on this planet is far shorter than that of humans.
For example, dogs and cats are the most familiar to most people.
The average lifespan of a dog is only about ten years. A 29-year-old British Labrador mixed breed dog who died of a heart attack is the oldest dog in the world to date.
Scientists compared the average life span of dogs with that of humans, and found that one dog year is equivalent to seven human years. This means that the hound has lived for more than 200 years. The pet is undoubtedly the oldest dog in the world.
Cats are much the same.
The cat-dog battle has always been a close one, and even in the competition of lifespan, cats and dogs are almost the same.
A man in Texas applied for the Guinness World Record for the world's longest-lived cat for his 30-year-old pet cat, which is equivalent to 136 human years old. Unfortunately, by the time the certification results were announced, the Siamese cat had passed away.
But regardless of whether the cat is still alive or not, the Guinness Book of World Records recognizes the cat's lifespan of thirty years.
Xiang Yang opened the net bag, picked out the largest Antarctic longevity fish, which was more than 40 centimeters long and estimated to be at least 100 years old, and put it into the net bag.
The market price of Antarctic longevity fish is not very high. In the world, it is only sold at a relatively high price in some seafood restaurants in New Zealand.
Therefore, Xiang Yang did not plan to catch more. He only planned to take one to braise and try it himself. If eating it can really prolong life, that would be the best. Even if it can't, it can be regarded as a delicacy to satisfy his appetite.
Moreover, Antarctic long-haired fish are deep-water fish, generally living in waters at least 300 meters below the sea. If Xiang Yang caught too many, it would be difficult to explain to the crew.
After putting away the net bag, Xiang Yang looked at the oxygen meter on his wrist. One of the six bars of oxygen had been consumed, which was almost exactly one hour's supply. So, by this calculation, he had been down for another half an hour this time.
Although Xiang Yang can breathe freely under the sea, under normal circumstances, Xiang Yang will still consume the oxygen in the oxygen tank appropriately.