The main difference between bighead carp and silver carp is body color and head. The bighead carp, also known as silver carp and silver carp, is silvery white and has a small head, with the ratio of head length to body length being about 1:4; while the bighead carp has a much larger head, with the ratio of head length to body length being 1:3, which is why it is also known as the fathead carp. The body color of bighead carp is darker than that of silver carp, with irregular yellow and black markings, so it is also called "silver carp" and "yellow carp". Its flavor is not as good as the green, grass carp, but better than the chub, especially its head, the flavor is particularly fresh, so there is a "mackerel tail chub head" praise.

Hypophthalmichthys nobilis

Hypophthalmichthys nobilis