Feng Ye didn't know how long he had slept, but he was woken up by the urge to urinate.
He groggily opened his eyes, looked around at the pitch-black surroundings, and then remembered that he was on a boat.
The boat rocked gently with the waves. He fumbled to put on his slippers and coat, preparing to go outside to relieve himself.
There was actually a toilet on the back of the yacht, but he was still half asleep and didn't remember it.
It wasn't until I stepped out of the cabin and was hit by the chilly sea breeze that I fully woke up.
The sky was pitch black, dotted with only a few stars, while the drilling platform in the distance remained brightly lit.
Looking around, there was no one left on the deck; everyone had gone back to their cabins to rest.
Now that he was out, he didn't go back to the cabin to relieve himself. Instead, he walked to the ship's side, unzipped his pants, and urinated into the dark sea.
After urinating, Feng Ye shook himself, zipped up his pants, and turned to go back to his cabin to continue sleeping.
Suddenly on a whim, I raised my wrist to check the time and found it was already 5 a.m.
"Damn it, what's the point of sleeping? Let's go fishing!"
This is early morning, the peak time for fish to forage.
He quickly returned to the cabin, washed up briefly, and then rushed onto the deck with his fishing rod and bait.
Not long after the line was cast, before any fish had taken the bait, Hao Aiguo woke up, rubbing his eyes as he came out: "So early? You're pushing yourself too hard."
"The early bird catches the worm, and the early fisherman catches the fish."
Feng Ye chuckled, "Weren't you here pretty early too?"
"I got up to pee, and when I heard a noise outside, I came out to see who it was."
"That's quite a coincidence. I was just taking a leak when I checked the time and realized it was already 5 a.m., so I decided to go fishing instead."
"Did you catch any fish?"
"Not yet, just cast the line. Do you want to join us?"
"Definitely. The fishing wasn't very good after 10 p.m. last night, so I went to sleep after fishing for a short while. Now I'll try my luck again this morning."
Hao Aiguo nodded and was about to go back to the cabin to get his fishing gear when he saw Feng Ye's fishing rod suddenly sink, clearly indicating that he had hooked a fish.
He quickly reminded him, "Xiao Feng, hurry, a fish has taken the bait."
Feng Ye quickly turned around, grabbed the fishing rod with both hands, and pulled hard, instantly tightening the fishing line.
"A big fish?"
Hao Aiguo asked somewhat excitedly.
"His strength is not bad, it should be around twenty or thirty pounds."
"It's not small anymore. It seems the fishing is good this morning. I need to cast my line quickly."
Hao Aiguo quickly returned to the cabin to retrieve his fishing gear, skillfully baited the hook, and cast his line on the other side of the yacht.
Then, the person ran to Feng Ye's side and peered out at the sea: "Hasn't it surfaced yet?"
"Not so fast, it will take a while."
Feng Ye gripped the fishing rod tightly, feeling the fish struggle.
The fish underwater kept struggling, trying to break free of the hook, causing the fishing line to be stretched taut and cutting through the seawater with a "whoosh".
Before long, it had no choice but to accept its fate and was slowly pulled out of the water.
"Holy crap, what kind of fish is this? It looks so weird, with a big bump on its head?"
Hao Aiguo exclaimed in surprise.
"This is the golden wrasse, which is a relatively recognizable species in the ocean."
There are many strange and wonderful creatures in the ocean, and this fish is just one of them.
Although rare, it is not uncommon.
The most typical characteristic of the golden-headed wrasse is its large head and high forehead, which becomes more prominent as the individual grows larger, resembling a crown-like protrusion.
Therefore, it is commonly known as the Asian sheephead wrasse.
In the future, it will also have a nickname, "Shrek Fish," which was given to it by a British diver.
Because of its bizarre appearance, resembling the protagonist of the then-popular animated film "Shrek," it was also described as "the ugliest fish in the world."
Despite its unusual appearance, it is very delicious, with snow-white and tender flesh. The head growth contains a lot of fatty soft tissue, which is especially delicious. It is a high-quality large white fish.
Hao Aiguo clicked his tongue in amazement: "This fish looks strange, and its name is strange too, but I don't see any golden parts on its body."
Feng Ye shook his head: "I don't know, but that's just its name."
Most of these fish are light brown or light red, while some are pink, and they really have nothing to do with the word "golden".
He continued with a laugh, "Who knows what those people were thinking when they named it? Maybe the fish they found just happened to be golden, so they named it that, only to find out later that most of them aren't golden."
"Your guess makes sense."
Hao Aiguo laughed heartily, "So, is this fish delicious? How much does it cost?"
"I heard it's delicious and very popular in Japan, but I don't know the price. I've never caught one before."
"As long as it tastes good, that's fine. Good-tasting fish are usually not cheap."
"Maybe."
Feng Ye nodded and, with Hao Aiguo's help, pulled the fish onto the boat.
He then went to get a knife and bled the fish.
Even if the fish are still alive when they are pulled up, you can basically forget about putting fish from deep water into a live water tank to keep them alive.
The water pressure change was too drastic; he wasn't dead yet, but he wouldn't last much longer.
It would be better to bleed it while it's still alive and preserve it chilled.
After he finished and cast his line, Hao Aiguo also pulled up a fish.
"Haha, I also caught a golden... what was that name again? It's too hard to pronounce and remember."
If you really can't remember the name "golden-headed wrasse," just remember its common name, "tumor wrasse," and it will be much easier to remember.
"The name 'tumor sea bream' is easy to remember. It evokes a vivid image, with the large bump on its head resembling a tumor."
Hao Aiguo said with a smile, "It's a pity that mine is too small, only about ten pounds."
Feng Ye also saw the fish in his hand; it was indeed small, less than 50 centimeters long.
Compared to the one he had just caught, the one Hao Aiguo caught looked much smaller.
"Your fish should be female. This kind of fish can only grow bigger after it becomes male."
"Can this kind of fish change sex?"
"Yes, once they grow to a certain size, they will transform from female to male."
Sex change is a major characteristic of the golden-headed wrasse.
When any female golden wrasse grows to a critical size, dramatic changes occur inside its body.
Under the action of a special enzyme in the body, its female hormones will stop being secreted, and male hormones will be released and begin to circulate continuously in the body.
Within just a few months, it slowly transformed into a male fish.
The body grows several times larger, the head gradually gets bigger, and the chin also becomes longer and longer.
However, the largest fish was only about one meter long and weighed about 30 kilograms, similar to the one Feng Ye caught.
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