CATDOLL : CATDOLL: What is the difference between bream and silver carp?

1. What is the difference between bream and silver carp?

The scales of bream are big, while those of silver carp are very small. The body of bream is relatively wide, while that of silver carp is relatively narrow (a bit similar to baotou fish). The head of bream is small, while that of silver carp is big!

2. Aren’t silver carp and bighead carp the same fish?

No. But it is one of the four major freshwater fish in my country, namely silver carp, grass carp, bighead carp and black carp.

3. The four major carps in my country: silver carp, bighead carp, black carp and other fish

grass carp

The four major fish species in my country are black carp, grass carp, silver carp and bighead carp. Before the Tang Dynasty, carp was the most widely farmed freshwater fish. However, because the Tang royal family was named Li, the breeding, fishing and sale of carp were all prohibited.