
大埔東昌街社企會堂對開林村河昨日出現大量魔鬼魚,有釣客捕獲並斬斷魚尾分給他人,亦有人開艇以魚叉捕獲六條。街坊批評捕殺行為無良,認為魔鬼魚較少見「游錯入來」被殺令人不忍心。魚類學會莊棣華指出魔鬼魚在珠江河口鹹淡水域常見,近日出現可能因豪雨增加水流、水質改善及休漁期結束影響魚類活動,認為出現代表棲息個體增加,是好事,但提醒市民不可餵食及徒手捕捉,因部分魟類尾部有毒刺。
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林村河位於大埔,屬珠江河口鹹淡水交匯區域,過去較少見魔鬼魚出現。近日豪雨增加河水水流,水質轉好,休漁期剛完結,海上捕魚活動增加,可能影響魚類遷移。
大埔東昌街社企會堂對開林村河昨有大量魔鬼魚出沒。現場有釣客將釣到的魔鬼魚分給他人,其中一條被即場斬斷魚尾,街坊透露該釣客釣到「兩大兩小」。該釣客自稱在區內居住十數年,從未見過魔鬼魚,釣魚為「玩下」,亦不知如何烹調,但相信「食唔死」。
有斥捕者無良 嘆「游錯」被殺
隨後有人開艇到場,半小時內以魚叉捕獲6條直徑約一至兩呎的魔鬼魚。莊棣華說,現場相片可見,有釣客釣到的其中一條魔鬼魚腹部無「交接器」,屬於雌性,且腹背較厚,或已懷孕。
街坊何先生批評捕捉魔鬼魚的人「無良」,認為魔鬼魚較少見,「游錯入來」結果被殺,覺得不忍心及「陰功」。街坊雷女士說,之前沒在林村河見過魔鬼魚,更反問記者「能食用嗎?」,附近一名男士隨即說「可以燜」。
莊棣華說,魔鬼魚在珠江河口海域很常見,河口與海水相接形成「鹹淡水」,海水較淡水重而沉在河口底層,棲息水底的魔鬼魚便可適應在有關水域生活;而本港位處珠江河口鹹淡水域,魚、蝦及蟹水產豐富,林村河、城門河河口等是魔鬼魚棲息環境。
魚類學會料因水流增水質佳
至於為何魔鬼魚於昨日浮上水面,莊估計是過去數周豪雨令河水水流增加、水質轉好,且休漁期剛完結,海上開始有人捕魚,影響魚類活動,同時休漁期內海域得以「休息」,魚類增加,魔鬼魚或因覓食而游入河口。他認為更多魔鬼魚在河口出現,代表棲息個體增加,且本港禁止拖網捕魚及設休漁期等政策,亦有助魚類數量恢復,在林村河口見到魔鬼魚「是一件好事」。
稱需保護 部分尾有毒刺
莊棣華鼓勵市民前往觀賞魔鬼魚,了解河口生物多樣性,但須留意不可餵食。他說魔鬼魚是軟骨魚類,屬鯊魚的一種,而無論鯊或鰩類,全球僅存約1280種,是需保護的魚類,若捕捉或釣到應放生。
他說部分魟類尾部有毒刺,如「矛」般扁長,邊緣更有鋸齒狀倒刺,一旦刺入皮膚,或會劏開傷口,不建議市民徒手捕捉。
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
未來一兩個月內,林村河及附近河口仍會有魔鬼魚出現的機會增加
Possible · Within weeks

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