Lengqiu Mudskipper

Lengqiu Mudskipper

　　　Product Name: Lengqiu Mudskipper

　　　　Also Known As: Hualan, Jumping Fish

　　　　Place of Origin: Wenzhou

　　　　Product Features: Tender flesh, delicious taste

　　　　Product Introduction: The Lengqiu mudskipper, commonly known as Hualan, belongs to the fish order Perciformes and the family Oxudercidae. It has small eyes that protrude above the dorsal edge of the head, well-developed lower eyelids, one row of teeth in each jaw, relatively short pectoral fins with intact rear edges, and typically measures around 10 centimeters in length. It feeds on benthic diatoms. When the tide recedes, it sways its head from side to side and moves forward by crawling on its pectoral fins in search of food.

　　　　Thanks to Lengqiu’s location surrounded by rivers, vast tidal flats, fertile flat soil, and a warm, humid maritime monsoon climate, the area provides ideal natural conditions for the breeding of mudskippers. Especially during the Grain Rain season, more people come to catch them, with experts from Yongqiang, Pingyang, and Yueqing gathering at the Lengqiu tidal flats. Different regions have their own methods: in Lengqiu, people dig holes with short-handled iron spades; in Yongqiang, they prefer using “foot-treading” to catch “Lanhu”; in Pingyang, they catch them by hand; while in Yueqing, long-line hook fishing is used. Some also pre-bury short bamboo tubes near the holes on the tidal flats, with the opening facing upwards—when the mudskippers flee for their lives and dive into these holes, they end up trapped like “a turtle in a jar,” easily captured.

　　　　The Lengqiu mudskipper is renowned for its abundance, tender flesh, delicious taste, and nourishing properties.

　　Product History: The people of Lengqiu have a long history of catching mudskippers, which can be hunted all year round.