Bighead carp is a common fish, they also have many other names, such as "silver carp", "fat head fish", "big head fish" and so on. From the appearance point of view, one of the most obvious features of bighead carp is that their head is very large, even accounting for one third or even nearly one half of their body proportion. In terms of subordinates, bighead carp belongs to Actinopterygii, Cypriniformes and Cyprinidae.
From the point of view of living environment, bighead carp live in fresh water, so they belong to a kind of freshwater fish. Specifically, bighead carp is widely distributed in all parts of China, and they can often be seen in fresh water such as lakes, rivers and reservoirs. From the point of view of feeding habits, bighead carp is a filter feeding fish, which can eat a variety of plankton, including phytoplankton and zooplankton. Aristichthys nobilis is also a kind of fish that can be cultured artificially, which has high edible value and contains a variety of nutrients, so many farmers choose to culture Aristichthys nobilis, which has high economic value and is one of the important resources of fish pond culture and fishery.
As mentioned above, if bighead carp is classified from its living environment, it belongs to freshwater fish, because it lives in fresh water. Specifically, bighead carp is widely distributed in China, and can be said to be distributed in freshwater waters everywhere. For example, rivers, ponds, lakes, reservoirs and other waters can often see bighead carp. They are mainly distributed in the middle and upper waters and belong to a kind of pelagic fish. From the temperature point of view, bighead carp belongs to warm-water fish, which is more widely distributed and more numerous in the waters with suitable water temperature.
