1. Chaohu whitebait

Chaohu whitebait is known as the "Queen of Chaohu". It is slender, cylindrical, scale-less and transparent, and as white as silver. Chaohu whitebait meat is dense and thornless, and tastes delicious. It can be made into steamed whitebait eggs, scrambled whitebait eggs, whitebait soup, etc.

2. Chinese mitten crab

The cephalothorax formed by combining the head and thorax of the Chinese mitten crab is square-shaped and hard in texture. There is a pair of eyes on the front of the body, and two pairs of very sharp crab teeth on the sides. The frontmost pair of appendages of the crab are called chelipeds, and the surface is covered with hairs; behind the chelipeds are four pairs of walking legs, with flat and long sides; the abdominal limbs have degenerated.

The Chinese mitten crab is commonly known as river crab, crab or hairy crab. Generally weighing 2 to 4 taels, it can be steamed or used to make crab paste, crab soup, etc. It is delicious.

3. Chaohu Hairy Fish

The scientific name of Chaohu Hairy Fish is Lake Anchovy, also known as sword bream, hairy grass carp, anchovy, etc. In ancient times, it was called wood shaving fish. Legend has it that it was derived from the wood shavings used by Lu Ban to build the temple in Chaohu Lake. The shape is like a bamboo knife, the body is slightly flat, the fresh back is slightly blue-gray, and the rest is silver-white. The meat is tender, fat but not greasy.

4. Chaohu white shrimp

Chaohu white shrimp has a body length of 3 cm-6 cm and a weight of 3-6 g. It is transparent, with white flesh, yellow seeds, thin shell and short claws. Slightly brown. After cooking, the body becomes white, the shell is tender, and the taste is delicious.

5. The cock-billed red bream

The cock-billed red bream is the dominant species of large economic fish in Chao Lake, and its output accounts for 38 to 50% of the total large fish production in Chao Lake. It constitutes the main fish of Chaohu Lake’s big fish production. The cocked-billed red turtle is larger in size, with an elongated body, flat sides, and a willow leaf shape. The back of the head is straight and the back of the head is raised. The eyes are large and round, with small scales.

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