grass carp the same

as silver carp? There are "four major Chinese carps" living in our country, namely black carp, grass carp, silver carp and bighead carp. Grass carp and silver carp are two of them. Because both of them belong to the four major Chinese carps, they are the same in many ways, and their appearance, living environment and body shape are similar. But they are two different kinds of fish, grass carp and silver carp are not the same. Although they have something in common, they have more differences, and it is through these differences that they can be distinguished. Specifically, grass carp and silver carp are different in many aspects, such as category, appearance and habits.

2. What is the difference between

grass carp and silver carp? 1. Family and genus difference: Grass carp and silver carp have a certain relationship. They are both Cyprinoid and Cyprinidae, but grass carp belongs to grass carp and silver carp belongs to silver carp. Genus difference means that they are different fish, and they are different in many places.

2. Color difference: The body color of grass carp and silver carp is not the same. The body surface of grass carp is tawny, the abdomen is gray-white, and some fins are gray-yellow. The back of silver carp is dark gray, the belly is silvery white, and the fins are generally light gray. Silver carp

3. Body shape difference: The shape of grass carp and silver carp is also slightly different. Among them, the shape of grass carp is cylindrical, especially their abdomen, which is very round. The shape of silver carp is spindle-shaped, flat and tall.

4. Habit differences: Grass carp and silver carp also have some differences in habits, which are reflected in their feeding habits. Grass carp is basically a herbivorous fish, preferring to eat plants. Silver carp is a filter-feeding fish, which mainly eats zooplankton when it is young, and then prefers to eat phytoplankton.

5. Distinction of nicknames: Grass carp and silver carp have different nicknames. The other names of the former are "grass carp", "white carp", "grass root" and so on, while the other names of the latter are "silver carp", "silver carp", "silver carp" and so on.