First, although silver carp and silver carp belong to silver carp, there are still many differences between them. We can look at their living environment first. Silver carp prefer to live in the upper layer of water, and the main food of silver carp is phytoplankton, such as some diatoms and some green algae. But silver carp is different. Silver carp likes to live in the middle and upper layers of water, and its main food is zooplankton, such as water fleas.

Secondly, there are some differences in the shapes of silver carp and silver carp. Although the heads of silver carp and silver carp look very big, if we compare them carefully, we will find that the head of silver carp will be bigger, accounting for almost12 of the whole fish. Therefore, many people also like to call silver carp big head fish or fat head fish, especially when we cook fish head soup, most of them use the head of silver carp.

Thirdly, the colors of silver carp and silver carp look different. We can observe the scales of silver carp, which are mainly light black and have some spots, but the scales of silver carp are different from silver carp, which are white and look without any spots. Therefore, just by looking at the scales and colors of these two kinds of fish, we can distinguish them well. And when we eat it, we will also find that the taste of silver carp is different from that of silver carp. The meat quality of silver carp is relatively loose and slightly worse than that of silver carp, and the thorns of silver carp are more than that of silver carp, which is of course more troublesome to eat.

Fourthly, we can also observe the abdomen of silver carp and silver carp, and we can clearly see that the abdomen of silver carp has ribs. Simply put, it looks like there is a crease in the middle of its abdomen. But silver carp does not. Its abdomen is very smooth and there are no creases. This method can also help us distinguish them better.