Grass carp is a common kind of fish, belonging to one of the "four major Chinese carps" in China. If we look at grass carp when they open their mouths or eat, we can see their teeth. Grass carp have teeth, but their teeth are different from those of humans and many other terrestrial animals. The teeth of grass carp are called "throat teeth" because they are located in the throat. Their teeth look flat, like sickles, and have serrations; If viewed from the side, it is possible to observe some transverse striations; The crown of the tooth looks slightly slanted. On the whole, the teeth of grass carp are comb-shaped.
As mentioned above, grass carp have teeth and grow in the throat. In fact, grass carp belongs to the Cyprinidae of many fish have throat teeth, and throat teeth are relatively developed, in their feeding, predation and other life activities, these teeth can play a great role. Specifically for grass carp, teeth mainly play a role in their eating, because the main food of grass carp is grass. When grass carp eat the stems and leaves of reeds, aquatic plants and other plants, they will first cut up the plants with their teeth, then chew them, and then swallow them after chewing.
In addition, grass carp sometimes eat some small animals, at this time the teeth in their prey will play a certain role. However, the most important role of grass carp teeth is to cut up and chew food when eating.
