The scientific name of white fish in Taihu Lake is Erythroculter ilishaeformis, which belongs to CYPRINIDAE in taxonomy. Because it grows in Taihu Lake, it is commonly known as Taihu White Fish. Because the scientific name of Taihu White Fish is Crouching Tiger and Red Catfish, its main feature is that its mouth is upturned, making a 90-degree right angle with its body, and its body is slender. The scales of white fish in Taihu Lake are fine white, and the whole body looks silvery white, so we call it white fish here. There is a lot of fat under the white scales in Taihu Lake. The meat is white and tender, and it tastes delicious, much like shad. Du Fu, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, once wrote the poem "White fish cut like jade" to praise it. Taihu white fish is also rich in nutrients, minerals and trace elements such as calcium, phosphorus and iron needed by human body.