Both black carp and grass carp belong to fish, and both belong to freshwater fish in terms of their living environment. From the appearance, there are some similarities between the two. However, black carp and grass carp are not the same fish, can not be confused between the two, in fact, there are many differences between them, can be distinguished from them in many ways.
1. Habit difference: Although black carp and grass carp both live in fresh water, their specific distribution waters are different. Grass carp is distributed in both the middle and lower layers, while black carp is mainly distributed in the lower layers of the waters. Moreover, their food habits are not quite the same, grass carp are mainly vegetarian, herring are mainly meat-eating, can shrimp, shellfish and other animals as their own food.
2. Shape difference: The body shape of black carp and grass carp is not the same. Overall, the body of herring is more rounded, while the body of grass carp is longer.
3. Color difference: The color of black carp and grass carp is also different. The body of black carp is mainly black, from the back to the tail, the black gradually becomes pale; Their bellies are white. The color of grass carp is much lighter than that of black carp, similar to earth green.
4, fish scales difference: If careful observation, we will find that their scales are also different. First of all, the size of the two scales is different, the scales of black carp are larger, and the scales of grass carp are smaller. In addition, the arrangement of their scales is also different, the arrangement of herring scales is not particularly neat, looks more chaotic; The scales of grass carp are arranged neatly.
