Hand-eaten Salps in Flumini ~ 7 July 2019 | Animals in Sardinia

On the Flumini beach we meet a bunch of salps that eat from our hands just a few meters from the shore!
Salpa is a fish belonging to the Sparidae family that populates throughout the Mediterranean, in particular the Ligurian coasts but also Sardinia.
It is easy to observe this fish in the wild because it is usually stationed a few meters from the shore, in large schools that move in search of food.
Its characteristics are so marked and unique that it is difficult to confuse it with other species.
The salpa is oval in shape, with a silvery belly and a livery with very bright colors: large horizontal gold bands run across its body alternating with thinner blue ones, making it not only fascinating but also easily identifiable in water.
The mouth, with small and strong teeth, is very small, almost out of proportion to the size of the body.
It is a purely herbivorous fish, feeding almost exclusively on algae, which scrapes from the bottom and from the rocks but does not despise the molluscs.
Its dimensions start from a few centimeters at a very young age, up to a weight of about 1 kg in adulthood.
Since birth, the sail is used to live in a group, from which it hardly departs even in adulthood.
It is a suspicious fish, able to move at great speed in the event of danger but without going deep.
Given its strength, it is very fun to fish it with the float fishing technique. In Surfcasting, instead, it is captured randomly.
Fish with hallucinogenic effects
Few people know that this fish has a rather curious and at the same time bizarre characteristic.
On the basis of actual incidents and subsequent studies on the subject, cases of intoxication were found following the consumption of the salpa meat, which would cause hallucinogenic effects similar to those generated by the LSD.
The cause would be the consumption by the salpa of a toxic alga for humans that accumulates in the bowels of the animal, in particular in the liver and in the brain.
It is believed that the fish ingests a particular alga or phytoplankton that makes it hallucinogenic and the described effects are similar to those of the induced by psychedelic tryptamine, an alkaloid typical of hallucinogenic mushrooms, for a duration up to 36-48 hours.
Cook the sail
Its meats are of poor quality because they tend to often take on a bitter taste and an unpleasant smell (similar to mud), which can only be avoided by eviscerating and filleting the freshly caught salpa or if it is fresh during the day.
Doing so you can bring to the table a dish of all respect with a minimum expense. In fact, at the market, the selling price is around 3-4 euros per kg.
The recipes vary from the classic baked one to the pan-fried one with cherry tomatoes. Alternatively, you can prepare a sauté in a pan by cutting the fillets into cubes and then use them as a condiment for a good pasta dish.
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[@marinellaaragoni2141]

Ricordo questo video ,mi aveva colpito il comportamento dei pesci per cui l'ho ricordato subito ,buona serata.

[@Cyprin86]

Sono amichevolissime! Io gli davo le vongole al naturale! Venivano anche le orate a pappare! Sono troppo belli

[@michellec4455]

I love the music! 💎👸🏾🌞

[@marinellaaragoni2141]

Bello vederli mangiare dalla mano dell'uomo perché si stanno abituando agli esseri umani ,però secondo me non è tanto giusto. Intendo per vari animali cambiare il loro modo di vivere .

[@thesilentube83]

Qualunque animale può essere addomesticato ma almeno le salpe non sono in via d'estinzione! Cerchiamo di vedere il lato positivo, sono spesso protagoniste in vibranti branchi che si aggirano lungo le nostre coste più belle!

[@marinellaaragoni2141]

@@thesilentube83 la mia risposta non era certo rivolta per le Salpe però in genere si sta facendo con tanti animali che invece non va bene ho seguito un documentario proprio su questo argomento. Buona serata. A parte questo mio pensiero io adoro i tuoi video !