How to distinguish between blue carp and grass carp images of differences between blue carp and grass carp

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　　Green carpAndGrass carpTheir appearances are similar, so many people often confuse these two fish.To help everyone correctly distinguish between grass carp and green carp, today we will explain what green carp is in detail, and use pictures to illustrate the differences between grass carp and green carp.

What is a green carp?

Green carp is one of the four major freshwater fish in China, and its main characteristic is that its body color is greenish-black, and it likes to eat soft-bodied creatures.Snailsand other shellfish. That is why they are commonly called green carp, also known as black carp, black mix, black mix, snail mix or snail green, etc.

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Green carp picture

The body color of green carp is greenish-black, with a darker back, and the fins are grayish-black. The fins are particularly deep, the head is wide and flat, the mouth is pointed, there are no barbels, the body is long and slightly cylindrical, the abdomen is flat and round with no edges, the tail is slightly flattened sideways. Its snout is more pointed and blunt than that of grass carp.

Green carp is the most delicious of the four major fish, with a particularly tender meat, and it is not often available in the market, so its price is higher than that of grass carp.

Illustration of the differences between grass carp and green carp

Although the appearance of grass carp and green carp is very similar, it is also very simple to distinguish between grass carp and green carp:

1. Different colors: The body color of green carp is greenish-black, with a darker color, and the fins are grayish-black;The body color of grass carp is greenish-yellow, with a lighter color, and the fins are yellowish-brown.

2. Different scales: The scales of green carp are not very obvious, while the scales of grass carp are very obvious and net-like.

"What are the differences between grass carp and grass carp?"

3. Different heads: The head of green carp is narrow and long, like a cone, with an angle of about 30 degrees;GrassFish headThe head is wider and shorter, more rounded, with an angle of about 45 degrees.

4. Different mouths: The mouth of green carp is pointed, while the mouth of grass carp is rounded, slightly larger than that of green carp.

Additional explanation:

The green carp commonly found in Northeast China is not actually green carp, butHake, which is a deep-sea fish. It is completely different from the green carp in freshwater.