Good mountains and good water produce good shrimp. Xuyi lobster is a specialty of Xuyi County, Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province. It is a kind of freshwater lobster, also known as crayfish. It grows and breeds in rivers and lakes such as Douhu Lake, Hongze Lake, Tian Quan Lake and Baxian Lake in Xuyi. Xuyi lobster is bright red in color, full of luster, clean and free of dirt, fresh and tender in meat, plump and plump.

Xuyi is the only county in Jiangsu with 100 reservoirs with a vast water surface. Xuyi has superior ecology, clear water, soft bottom and appropriate amount of aquatic plants-this water environment can not only dissolve enough oxygen, but also provide rich food, creating a superior environment for lobster growth, forming the unique characteristics of Xuyi lobster "three whites and two more" (white belly, white cheeks, white meat and more meat from Huang Yue).

Habitat:

Habitat in permanent streams and swamps, temporary habitats, including ditches and ponds. They are usually mixed with plants or sawdust in streams, which will destroy and weaken banks. They can be found in simple caves in areas where floods recede. Living in wetlands, lakes and rivers with shallow water bodies and abundant aquatic plants.

This species is distributed in many habitat types, including wetland meadows, underground karst systems, seasonal swamps and wetlands, permanent lakes and rivers, paddy fields, irrigation channels and reservoirs. This species can tolerate a range of environmental conditions, including low oxygen levels and high temperatures.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-crayfish