How much is mud carp per jin, and what are the common varieties?

Mud carp, a species of the order Cypriniformes, family Cyprinidae, class Actinopterygii, has an elongated body that is flattened on both sides, with the back slightly raised in front of the dorsal fin, and a round and slightly flat belly; its place of origin is China. And when it comes to mud carp, many people may think of the famous Cantonese dish dace with black beans, which tastes wonderful, and mud carp is also the fish species that anglers in the Guangdong and Guangxi regions most like to catch. So how much is mud carp per jin? What common varieties of mud carp are there? Let's find out together.

Mud carp prices

Doumen District, Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province: frozen local mud carp, factory direct wholesale 9.5 yuan/jin; Sihui City, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province: mud carp (under 1.5 liang) 4 yuan/jin; Wuning County, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province: mud carp (wild, 0.05 kg) 7.5 yuan/jin; Xixiangtang District, Nanning City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region: mud carp meat 11.5 yuan/jin; Enping City, Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province: mud carp (farmed, 0.1 kg) 6 yuan/jin; Hengnan County, Hengyang City, Hunan Province: mud carp (farmed, 0.05 kg) 3.9 yuan/jin; Deqing County, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province: mud carp (wild, 0.25-1 kg) 7.5 yuan/jin, etc.

Note: The above agricultural product price information comes from Nongxun.com user bulk wholesale quotes from production areas (not market retail prices); the data is for reference only.

Classification of mud carp varieties

Mud carp are basically divided into three types: Mrigal carp, local mud carp, and Thai mud carp. The three types of mud carp differ slightly in morphology and characteristics.

1. Mrigal carp

The mrigal carp has an overall spindle shape and is silvery white, with a superior mouth and relatively thick lips. Its scientific name is Cirrhinus mrigala, and it is native to India. In 1982, the Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute introduced it to China from India, and in 1985 artificial breeding succeeded and it was promoted for farming in the Guangdong and Guangxi regions. Compared with local mud carp, it has the characteristics of fast growth, good tolerance to fertile water, and high population yield, and has now become one of the main pond-cultured fish in southern China.

2. Local mud carp

Local mud carp is a native species of Guangdong and Guangxi. Its head is the smallest of the three types of mud carp, its scales are snow white, and there are dark blue scales behind the gills. Local mud carp, also called white mud carp or snow mud carp, is mainly distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi and other places in China, and is also farmed in other areas of the south. Local mud carp is a small fish among the common freshwater fish in reservoirs and rivers, and its meat is tender and delicious. Locally, local mud carp can be made into fish balls or stuffed fish, and the most famous product is dace with black beans.

3. Thai mud carp

Thai mud carp resembles grass carp, with a round belly and no ventral keel. Compared with mrigal carp, Thai mud carp is darker and wider. Thai mud carp is native to the Ganges River basin and is a traditional farmed species of the South Asian subcontinent. China introduced it from Thailand for farming in the 1970s, and artificial breeding succeeded in the 1980s. Thai mud carp grows fast; fry raised for one year can reach 500-700 grams, in two years can reach 2000 grams, and the largest can grow to several tens of kilograms.

The above is an introduction to the prices and common varieties of mud carp. I believe many people now have a deeper understanding of mud carp. Of course, the ways to prepare mud carp are not limited to dace with black beans; in short, it tastes very delicious. For anglers, it is also necessary to understand the living habits of each type of mud carp, which is more helpful for catching mud carp.

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