Crucian carp and grass carp are both very common in China. Both of them are widely distributed in freshwater waters in various parts of China. From the point of view of living environment, they both belong to freshwater fish. Crucian carp and grass carp are Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae fish, the same family of fish do have some of the same appearance characteristics, so many people will confuse the two. In fact, crucian carp and grass carp are not the same kind of fish, the difference between the two is still relatively large, in many ways are different.
1. The difference between genera: Although crucian carp and grass carp are fish of the same class, order and family, their genera are different. Specifically, crucian carp is crucian carp, grass carp is grass carp, the two are not the same.
2. Color difference: The colors of crucian carp and grass carp are different. Crucian carp's back color is darker, the belly color is lighter, sometimes their body with some yellowish. The color of grass carp is relatively monotonous.
3, shape difference: crucian carp and grass carp shape is also different. The body of crucian carp is flat, while the body of grass carp is relatively round, like a round stick.
4, taste difference: crucian carp and grass carp are edible, and are more common ingredients. However, the taste of the two is different, in contrast, the taste of crucian carp is better. Although their taste is good, there are many messy and irregular spines in the body of crucian carp, so it is very troublesome to deal with.
5. Difference in nutritional value: The nutritional value contained in the grass carp of the crucian carp is also different. Compared with the grass carp, the nutritional value of the crucian carp is higher.
