CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Are hairtail and knife fish the same kind of fish? What is the difference?

CATDOLL: Are hairtail and knife fish the same kind of fish? What is the difference?

Hairtail and knife fish are not the same kind of fish. They are two very different fish, which can be seen from their categories. Hairtail belongs to the genus Hairtail of the family Hairtail of the order Scombridae, while knife fish belongs to the genus Coilia of the family Clupeformes. Their orders, families and genera are all different, so they are far apart and have great differences. Hairtail and knife fish are different in many aspects. For example, from the appearance, the mouth of hairtail is protruding and relatively large, while the mouth of knife fish is relatively round and blunt. 1. Are hairtail and knife fish the same kind of fish? Hairtail and knife fish are both common fish in my country. Because they look a bit alike, such as body shape, color, body shape, etc., they have similarities, so they are easily confused by people. But in fact, knife fish and hairtail are two fish with relatively large differences, which can be seen from the categories they belong to. Hairtail belongs to the genus Hairtail of the family Hairtail of the order Scombridae, while knife fish belongs to the genus Coilia of the family Clupeformes. Because the orders, families and genera of the two are all different, they are very different.

The different categories of hairtail and knife fish determine that they are two different fish. When comparing the two in specific aspects, we can also find that there are many differences. For example, from the appearance, their mouths are quite different. From the perspective of living environment, hairtail generally stays in seawater, while knife fish has the habit of migratory migration and generally enters fresh water when breeding.

2. What is the difference between hairtail and knife fish? 1. Difference in family and genus: The first difference between hairtail and knife fish is the category. Hairtail belongs to the genus Trimeresurus of the family Trimeridae in the order Scombrformes, while knife fish belongs to the genus Coilia of the family Herpetiformes, which are not the same.

2. Difference in mouth: From the appearance, the mouths of the two are quite different. The mouth of the hairtail is larger and more prominent, while the mouth of the knife fish is blunter and rounder.

3. Differences in living environment: Both hairtail and knife fish can live in the ocean. However, hairtail always lives in seawater, only the depth varies; knife fish is different, they generally enter fresh water when breeding, for example, the number of knife fish breeding in the Yangtze River and the Yellow River is relatively large.

4. Aliases: Hairtail and saury have different aliases. Hairtail's aliases include "oily hairtail" and "toothed hairtail fish", while saury's aliases include "hairy fish" and "bitter fish".

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