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名词

泛指在沟渠活动或栖息的小鱼。

DEFINITION

Noun

Generally refers to small fishes that inhabit or are active in drains or canals.

由来

在新加坡，龙沟鱼一般虽指野生的孔雀鱼（guppy），但也可指大肚鱼（即食蚊鱼（mosquitofish））或茉莉鱼（molly）等小鱼。
龙沟主要指路边弯曲或长的小沟渠，也有一种说法认为是指垄沟，即田垄间的水沟。
1950-60 年代间，新加坡的孔雀鱼品种可谓世界闻名，主要分为野生和家养两类，而前者便是一般俗称的龙沟鱼。
孔雀鱼源自南美洲（South America），外表鲜艳且有各种美丽的花纹，能在污水中生存。
由于孔雀鱼为杂食性的鱼类，新加坡政府于 20 世纪初便将大量的孔雀鱼放入河渠水沟中，控制蚊子的滋生。

ETYMOLOGY

In Singapore, longkang fish generally refers to wild guppy, but can also refer to other small fishes such as mosquitofish or molly.
“龙沟”(longkang) refers to small roadside drains that are curved or long. Another belief is that it refers to “垄沟” , which means furrows (water trenches between cultivation ridges).
During the 1950s and 1960s, guppy species in Singapore, which were mainly divided into wild and domestic types, were popular worldwide. The wild type was commonly referred to as longkang fish.
Guppies originated from South America. The fish has a bright appearance with attractive patterns and can survive in sewage.
As the guppy is an omnivorous fish, the Singapore government released large quantities of the fish into rivers and drains to control the breeding of mosquitoes since the start of the 20^th century.

例句

他们原本是来参观鱼场看鱼，听到生态教育园可以让孩子们捉“龙沟鱼”，于是就来到园里体验捉鱼的乐趣。（《新明日报》，18/12/2001）

SAMPLE SENTENCE

They initially visited the fish farm just to look at the fishes, but upon hearing that children were allowed to catch “longkang fish” at Qian Hu Fish Farm, they went to experience the fun of fish catching. (Shin Min Daily News, 18/12/2001)