Silver carp and catfish are common fish, and both are edible. Both belong to the class Actinopterygii. Some people may confuse the two, but in fact, silver carp and catfish do not refer to the same kind of fish, they are different in many ways. If you want to distinguish the two, you can do it in many ways, and it is relatively easy to distinguish the two.
1, genus difference: although silver carp and catfish are actinopterygii fish. However, they belong to different orders, families and genera, so they are two different kinds of fish. Specifically, silver carp belongs to Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae and silver carp; Catfish belongs to catfishes, catfishes and catfishes, and the difference is relatively large.
2, beard difference: from the appearance, the difference between silver carp and catfish is also relatively large. One of the more obvious ones is their whiskers. Catfish whiskers are very obvious, there are four, two of which are relatively short, the other two are relatively long. Silver carp, on the other hand, do not have beards.
3. The difference of distribution water layer: The distribution water layer of silver carp and catfish is also different. Silver carp belongs to a kind of pelagic fish, which is common in the middle and upper waters. Bighead carp is a kind of fish in the middle and lower layers, which is more common in the middle and bottom waters.
4, feeding differences: silver carp and catfish eat food is also different. Silver carp are filter-feeding fish that feed on plankton. In the juvenile stage, they mainly eat zooplankton, and then change to phytoplankton. Catfish is a carnivorous fish, mainly preying on small fish around it.
