Cologne's Rhine becomes an alien hotspot: Angler catches the soul!

Cologne's Rhine becomes an alien hotspot: Angler catches the soul!

Köln, Deutschland - What was that? A Cologne hobby angler, Stefan Scheer, recently caught something unbelievable in the Rhine: a thorough eye! This creepy animal reminded him of aliens from the film "Men in Black" and puts many beautiful fishing experience in the shade. Scheer is actually specialized in predatory fish such as pikeperch, catfish, perch and pike, but with his catch he has now delivered the city's topic of conversation.

The Silence Suge (Petromyzon Marinus) is not an ordinary fish, but an animal threatened with extinction, which occurs primarily in the North Sea and rises in rivers like the Rhine for spawning. This is reported by the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, and there is hardly anyone who has already made such a catch. Stefan Scheer suspects that the sort of theatrical eye floated across the North Sea to Cologne - a truly unusual way for the parasite.

The eerie fish

With a length of over one meter, the sire intake can weigh up to four kilograms. His mole -like suction cup with pointed teeth is particularly characteristic. And yes, it actually only has two eyes - the gill holes were often wrongly counted in the past. Scheer reports of the fascination that this catch was causing him, especially because the animal is more than 360 million years old and still survived in our waters.

The BFN provides interesting details for the reproduction of the Silenta suction. The females spawn between May and July, whereby they can take up to 240,000 eggs. The larvae feed to the adolescence of algae and bacteria before they live parasitically as adults. So if we took a closer look at this special fish, one would be surprised how much this "aliens" suffers to survive in sweet water.

protective measures are necessary

The threat to the sort of the sire should not be underestimated. Pollution of the waters, river coatings and other human interventions endanger the habitats of the larvae. With an increase in the flow speed, the habitat of the sort of sort is further reduced. Crossbowing also hinder the spawning ascent, which has tragic consequences for the continued existence of the species.

In order to counteract this threat, measures to restore the flowing waters and to create suitable habitats are essential. These facts raise awareness of the protection of such fascinating living things and their role in our ecosystem. It is to be hoped that these efforts will bear fruit in good time.

Stefan Scheer let the Silence eye back into the water because the animal is protected all year round. Despite the excitement around his catch, Scheer describes fishing as a relaxation and thrill - and that is exactly what makes love for this hobby. Who would have thought that you could really catch "aliens" in the Rhine?