1. The whitebait in Chaohu Lake

Known as the "Queen of Chaohu Lake", the whitebait in Chaohu Lake is slender, cylindrical, transparent without scales and as white as silver. The whitebait in Chaohu Lake is dense and has a delicious taste. Can be made into whitebait steamed eggs, whitebait scrambled eggs, whitebait soup, etc.

2. Chinese soft-shelled turtle crab

The head and chest of Chinese soft-shelled turtle crab are square and hard. There are a pair of eyes at the front end of the body and two pairs of very sharp crab teeth on the side. A pair of appendages at the front of the crab are called claw feet, and the surface is covered with fluff; There are 4 pairs of walking feet behind the claw feet, which are flat and long; Abdominal limbs have degenerated.

Chinese soft-shelled turtle crab is commonly known as river crab, crab or hairy crab. Generally, it weighs 2~4 Liang, and can be steamed, crab paste, crab soup, etc., which is delicious.

3. Hairy fish in Chaohu Lake

The scientific name of hairy fish in Chaohu Lake is Lake Coilia, also known as Coilia ectenes, Hairy Grass Carp and Anchovies. In ancient times, it was called sliced fish. Legend has it that the shavings made by Luban during the construction of Chaohu Middle Temple changed. Shaped like a knife, the body is slightly flat, the fresh back is slightly bluish gray, and the rest is silvery white, and the meat is tender, fat but not greasy.

4. White shrimp in Chaohu Lake

White shrimp in Chaohu Lake is 3 cm -6 cm long and 3 g -6 g in weight, with transparent body, yellow meat, short shell and slightly brown. After cooking, the body is white, soft and soft, and the taste is delicious.

5. Erythroculter ilishaeformis

Erythroculter ilishaeformis is the dominant species of large economic fish in Chaohu Lake, accounting for 38-5% of the total output of big fish in Chaohu Lake, and it is the main fish that constitutes the output of big fish in Chaohu Lake. Erythroculter ilishaeformis is large in size, slender in body, flat on its side and willow-shaped. The back of the head is straight and the back of the head is raised. The eyes are big and round, and the scales are small.

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