Is the turbot really poisonous?

Dobao fish, also known as tumor flounder, turbot, European flounder, etc., taste delicious and nutritious, with the effect of moistening skin and beauty, tonifying kidney and brain, and invigorating yang. Regular consumption can nourish fitness and improve human immunity. The common way to eat is steaming and stewing, which is also a good material for making sashimi. Let's take a look at whether the turbot is really poisonous.

Is the turbot really poisonous?

Turbot is non-toxic in itself, but farmers blindly use disinfection drugs in large quantities to prevent diseases, making drug residues in turbot fish toxic. Usually, nitrofuran metabolites, malachite green, chloramphenicol and ciprofloxacin are the first choice for farmers, because these drugs are cheap, can reduce costs, and at the same time are easier to buy. However, malachite green and its metabolites have side effects such as high toxin, high residue, high carcinogenicity, high teratogenicity and mutagenicity, while nitrofuran drugs such as furacilin, furazolidone and their metabolites AOZ have mutagenic and carcinogenic effects.

Is the turbot a sea fish?

Turbot is a sea fish. The flat body of turbot is especially suitable for benthic life on the seabed. It belongs to Nordic cold water fishes and has strict requirements on temperature and other sea water indexes. The maximum lethal temperature is 28 ℃, the lowest lethal temperature is 1 ℃, the maximum growth temperature is 21 ℃, the lowest growth temperature is 7 ℃, the optimum growth temperature is 14 17 ℃, and the highest tolerance to salinity is 40 ‰ and the lowest is 12 ‰.

Where are the turbot fish distributed?

The turbot is naturally found along the European coast on the eastern side of the Atlantic Ocean and is commonly found in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, from the north latitude 68 °N away from the coast of Iceland, south along the coast of Scandinavia, to 30 °N away from the coast of Morocco. It is also distributed along the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, mainly in the North Sea, inhabiting sandy, gravel or mixed sediment areas with a water depth of 20 to 70 meters.

Identification of poisonous turbot fish

1, look at the fish scales, the injured fish will turn green after soaking in a high concentration of malachite green solution, and in serious cases, the grass will grow green.

2. Look at the fins. Normally, the fins should be white, and the fins soaked in malachite green solution are also easy to color.

3. If you find shiny fish, you should also be vigilant. After buying live fish, you can raise them in clean water for a day or two.

4. If the fish has been killed, try to soak the fish in clean water for about 1 hour. You can also use detergent to remove toxins.