A researcher clears a sink for Sichuan taimen at a fish proliferation and release station operated by a company under PowerChina Hydropower Development Group Co., Ltd. in Barkam city of Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, May 18, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
China has succeeded in large-scale artificial breeding of Sichuan taimen, an endangered fish species under first-class protection of the nation, the Heilongjiang River Fisheries Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences said on Monday.
Over 12,000 second-filial-generation Sichuan taimen artificially bred so far in 2025 are now capable of taking food on their own, which is deemed a basic capability for their independent survival.
Researchers have successfully established an incubation technology system for fertilized eggs of Sichuan taimen, which significantly reduced deformity rates among the second-filial-generation fry.
The survival rate of this latest batch of fry has stabilized at over 90 percent, which lays a solid ground for efforts to restore the wild population of this endangered fish species, and ensures high-quality reserves for future proliferation and release work.
A researcher writes a log on cultivation of second-filial-generation Sichuan taimen fry at a fish proliferation and release station operated by a company under PowerChina Hydropower Development Group Co., Ltd. in Barkam city of Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, May 18, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
The photo shows the fry of second-filial-generation Sichuan taimen at a fish proliferation and release station operated by a company under PowerChina Hydropower Development Group Co., Ltd. in Barkam city of Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, May 18, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
Researchers check the growth of second-filial-generation Sichuan taimen fry at a fish proliferation and release station operated by a company under PowerChina Hydropower Development Group Co., Ltd. in Barkam city of Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, May 18, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
The photo shows the fry of second-filial-generation Sichuan taimen at a fish proliferation and release station operated by a company under PowerChina Hydropower Development Group Co., Ltd. in Barkam city of Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, May 18, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
Researchers collect eggs of first-filial-generation Sichuan taimen at a fish proliferation and release station operated by a company under PowerChina Hydropower Development Group Co., Ltd. in Barkam city of Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, March 2, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
A researcher clears a sink for Sichuan taimen at a fish proliferation and release station operated by a company under PowerChina Hydropower Development Group Co., Ltd. in Barkam city of Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, May 18, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
Researchers select fertilized eggs for second-filial-generation Sichuan taimen at a fish proliferation and release station operated by a company under PowerChina Hydropower Development Group Co., Ltd. in Barkam city of Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, March 2, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
The second-filial-generation Sichuan taimen fry feed at a fish proliferation and release station operated by a company under PowerChina Hydropower Development Group Co., Ltd. in Barkam city of Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, May 18, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
This photo shows a juvenile fish of second-filial-generation Sichuan taimen at a fish proliferation and release station operated by a company under PowerChina Hydropower Development Group Co., Ltd. in Barkam city of Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, May 18, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
This photo shows fertilized eggs for second-filial-generation Sichuan taimen at a fish proliferation and release station operated by a company under PowerChina Hydropower Development Group Co., Ltd. in Barkam city of Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, March 2, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua]
