According to the records of fish in Taihu Lake, * * has a total of 107 species, belonging to 14 order, 25 families and 74 genera, and its ecological types are mainly divided into three categories:
First, the settled fish in Taihu Lake, such as carp, crucian carp, bream, bream, silver carp and whitebait;
Two, river and sea migratory fish, such as eel, shad and puffer fish;
Three, rivers and lakes migratory fish, such as grass carp, herring, silver carp and bighead carp.
Due to the change of natural environment and the interference of human economic activities, especially in 1950s and 1960s, a large number of dams were built along rivers and lakes, and in 1960s and 1970s, fishing method, a destructive fishing gear, was used, so the number of migratory, semi-migratory and settled fish resources that laid eggs in the coastal zone decreased.
However, under the protection measures of artificial reproduction, the population of juvenile fish in the lake gradually increased, forming a fish resource pattern in Taihu Lake, which is dominated by Coilia ectenes and whitebait and fluctuates greatly every year.
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Other specialties of Taihu Lake
Three whites of Taihu Lake
Three whites in Taihu Lake are whitebait, whitebait and white shrimp. Whitebait in Taihu Lake: tender meat, rich nutrition, no scales, no thorns, no fishy smell, and can be used for various dishes. Japanese people often mix whitebait with herring seeds, sea urchin sauce and condiments to make precious dishes. The color, fragrance, taste and shape of dried whitebait remain unchanged for a long time. Soak in water before cooking to make it soft and boneless, and make various seasonal dishes. White fish in Taihu Lake: also known as "minnows", named after "head-to-tail connection", is one of the carnivorous economic fish, with long and narrow body, flat side, fine bone scales and shining silver light. Not farmed, mainly by natural fishing. White fish is tender, with a lot of fat under the scales, and looks like shad. White shrimp in Taihu Lake: White shrimp has thin shell, tender meat and delicious taste. White shrimp has a high rate of peeling and meat production, and can also be processed into dried shrimp. After peeling, it is "opening the lake". Shrimp can also be used as medicine. Oral administration has tory's detoxification effect.