Family difference: Spanish mackerel is a fish of the Spanish mackerel family, while horse mackerel is a fish of the mackerel family. The difference in body size: there is a slight difference in body size between the two. The length of the body of the Spanish mackerel ranges from 25-50 centimeters, while the horse mackerel will be slightly larger in comparison. Color: The head of the Spanish mackerel has a darker reddish color, while the head of the horse mackerel has a more bluish color. Teeth are different: in comparison, the Spanish mackerel's teeth will be sharper. A, Spanish mackerel and horse mackerel is the same kind of fish

Spanish mackerel and horse mackerel are edible fish, and the appearance of the two is also relatively similar. From the category point of view, Spanish mackerel and horse mackerel are both bony fishes of the order Scleractinia and the order Perciformes, which are indeed relatively similar. However, in general the two do not exactly refer to the same kind of fish, and there are differences between them. However, there are a small number of regions will be Spanish mackerel called horse mackerel, at this time the two refer to the same kind of fish.

Second, what is the difference between Spanish mackerel and horse mackerel

The above has been introduced, although the Spanish mackerel and horse mackerel have some similarities, but they are not exactly the same fish, there are differences between the two:

1, the family difference: Spanish mackerel and horse mackerel, although they are all the bony fish and perch in the order of the fish, but the specific belongs to the family is different. Spanish mackerel belongs to the family is the Spanish mackerel family, while the horse mackerel belongs to the family is the mackerel family.

2, body type difference: sometimes the two are basically the same size, but slightly different. Spanish mackerel in the adult body length range is between 25-50 centimeters. Compared with it, the horse mackerel's body size will be slightly larger, but sometimes it is not too obvious, because the body size of different individuals is a big difference.

3, the difference in appearance: if you look closely, you can find that there are subtle differences in appearance, such as their color. Compared with the two, the Spanish mackerel's head color is somewhat dark red, the horse mackerel's is light blue, of course, sometimes it is more difficult to distinguish. In addition, their teeth also have certain teeth, the two compared to the Spanish mackerel's teeth are sharper, relatively speaking, the ability to hunt will be stronger.