CATDOLL : CATDOLL: What is the difference between horse mouth and catfish?

First of all, there are differences in classification: (gǎn) (Elopichthys bambusa), belongs to the Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae, Elopichthys subfamily, genus. Elopichthys belongs to the Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae, (fish) subfamily, Elopichthys genus.

Other differences in appearance include the following:

1. Different shapes: The fish body is slender, sub-cylindrical, with a long pointed head. The body of the horsemouth fish is long and flattened, with a round abdomen.

2. Size difference: The largest individual of the mullet is 2 meters long and weighs up to 60 kilograms, while the largest individual of the mackerel is only about 20 centimeters.

3. Different colors: The body of the croaker is like a shuttle, with a yellowish body color, a silvery white abdomen, and a blue-gray dorsal and caudal fins. The back of the croaker is gray-black, the abdomen is silvery white, there are light blue vertical stripes on the sides of the body, and the pectoral, pelvic and anal fins are orange-yellow.

chub fish

Horsemouth fish