1, the appearance of different: bighead carp is fusiform, scales are small, back greenish gray, sides and abdomen white, head is larger, eye position is very low; bighead carp is laterally flattened, the head is large and wide, the mouth is slightly upturned, the eye position is relatively low, the body color is darker than the bighead carp, there are irregular yellow and black markings.
2, different food: bighead carp in the usual mainly to the surface of the algae as the main food; bighead carp to the plankton as the main food, usually also eat some small mosquitoes and rotifers.
3, the distribution of different: bighead carp is mainly distributed in Hunan, Hubei and other places; bighead carp is mostly distributed in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
4, the efficacy of different: bighead carp meat white, can nourish yin and moisten dryness, beauty; bighead carp meat is more tender and fat, it is a kind of high-protein, low-fat, low cholesterol meat ingredients, can nourish and strengthen the body, but also to protect the cardiovascular.