One, is snakehead and catfish same?

Snakehead and catfish are the more common fish that lives in our country, both belong to freshwater fish. Because of their similar appearance, many people feel that it is not easy to distinguish them when they see them, but in fact, snakehead and catfish are not the same kind of fish. First of all, the differences between snakehead and catfish are relatively large. They belong to different orders, families and genera, so they are also different in many other aspects. Therefore, when distinguishing them, we can proceed from these differences and can not confuse them.

2. What are the differences

between snakehead and catfish? 1. Family and genus differences: The differences between snakehead and catfish are very obvious. The snakehead belongs to the genus Channa of the family Channa of the order Perciformes, but the catfish belongs to the genus Silurus of the family Siluridae of the order Siluriformes. It can be seen that the two belong to very different categories, so they are also different in many other aspects, and they are two very different fish.

2, beard distinction: Snakehead and catfish from the appearance, a more obvious difference is whether there is a beard difference. The snakehead doesn't have whiskers, but the catfish does. When catfish are young, they have three pairs of whiskers, and when they are older, they have one pair of whiskers and two pairs of whiskers.

3. Color difference: The color of snakehead and catfish is also different, especially their patterns. The patterns on the body surface of snakehead fish are very similar to those of snakes, so they are also called "snake fish", but the patterns on catfish are not like those of snakes.

4. Taste difference: Both snakehead and catfish are edible and nutritious, but the taste of the two is different. In contrast, catfish tastes more tender and tastes smoother.

5. Distinction of nicknames: As two different kinds of fish, snakehead and catfish have different nicknames. Among them, the nicknames of snakehead are "snakehead fish", "Wen fish", "money fish", "filial piety fish", etc., and the nicknames of catfish are "pond", "fry fish", etc.