Look at the belly of the crab: the belly of the male crab is triangular, and the belly of the female crab is round. Look at the umbilicus: the umbilicus of male crabs is long and slightly pointed at the top, while the umbilicus of female crabs is in the shape of a pagoda with deeper lines. Look at the abdominal cavity: open the abdominal cover of the pike crab, the female crab is the one with crab roe and the male crab is the one with crab paste. Selection method: the back of the armor is greenish gray, the abdomen is white pike crab is the most fat.
How to distinguish between male and female pike crabs
1, look at the abdomen
The male and female pike crabs can be distinguished by the abdomen, in which the abdomen of the male crab is triangular, and the edge of the crab is far away from the connection between the crab's feet and the abdomen, and the abdomen of the female crab is round or oval, and the growth of mature female crabs, the edge of the abdomen umbilicus is nearer to the connection between the crab's feet and the abdomen. The umbilicus of mature female crabs is closer to the connection between the legs and the abdomen.
2, look at the umbilicus
The male and female pike crabs should look at the umbilicus to distinguish between male and female crabs, the umbilicus of male crabs is elongated, pointed at the top, and the surface is relatively flat, and the grain is not very clear, while the umbilicus of female crabs is pagoda-shaped, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, and the surface is uneven, and the grain is deeper.
3, look at the abdominal cavity
Distinguish between male and female pike crabs can look at the abdominal cavity, female crabs have the ovary, that is, the yolk, open the abdominal cover can be seen after the yellow or orange-yellow yolk, while the male crabs have the cream, open the abdominal cover can be seen after the greenish-gray semi-transparent jelly-like crab paste.
4, selection methods
The process of selecting pike crabs, you can observe the back of the armor and limbs, where the back of the armor color for the greenish-gray, glossy, white abdomen, limbs connected to the solid pike crabs are more robust and fat, or look at the umbilicus, better quality pike crabs umbilicus light red, and the more the red part of the more, said the more the crab! The better the quality of the pike crab belly button is light red, and the more red parts, the more fat crab.