How did crayfish come to China?

Around 1929, crayfish was introduced to Japan, and crayfish flowed into Nanjing, China via Japan.

China had its own authentic crayfish before crayfish, but it was very popular in China because of its strong reproductive ability. Moreover, after 1960s, crayfish was proved to be edible in China, and then China began to gradually breed this kind of crayfish.

Later, this crayfish began to breed in many places in China, and then crayfish can be seen in various restaurants in China. Besides the crazy love of China people, even foreigners like crayfish very much. There is no rumor that crayfish is too dirty for foreigners to eat.

Habitat environment of crayfish;

Habitat in permanent streams and swamps, temporary habitats, including ditches and ponds. They are usually mixed with plants or sawdust in streams, which will destroy and weaken banks. They can be found in simple caves in areas where floods recede. Living in wetlands, lakes and rivers with shallow water bodies and abundant aquatic plants.

This species is distributed in many habitat types, including wetland meadows, underground karst systems, seasonal swamps and wetlands, permanent lakes and rivers, paddy fields, irrigation channels and reservoirs. This species can tolerate a range of environmental conditions, including low oxygen levels and high temperatures.