The difference between tilapia and crucian carp is as follows:

1, the difference in fish scales.

Tilapia has fewer spines and lighter-colored scales, while crucian carp is more dense, showing black color, and the scales on the abdomen are more white in color.

2, the difference in taste.

Tilapia is a kind of meat tender and slightly sweet fish species, and the meat is tight, the value of food is high, after cooking, tilapia has a strong fish flavor, which has a higher content of protein, and crucian carp, although it also has a sweet taste, but the aroma is lighter, the tilapia edible taste is better.

3, the difference in habits.

Carp and tilapia belong to the same category, but there is a big difference in habits, tilapia like to live in the junction of freshwater and seawater, and more sensitive to food, like to eat phytoplankton, water earthworms, and other small animals, while the carp can only live in freshwater, like to eat chaff and rice, and fattening quickly.

4, the difference in nutritional value.

Carp contains a large number of proteins, unsaturated fatty acids, vitamins and other nutrients, the value of consumption is high, it can improve the resistance to disease, to avoid liver and kidney disease, tilapia contains a large number of amino acids and minerals.

5, origin difference.

Tilapia is native to Africa, known as the African carp, is now cultivated high-quality freshwater fish, adaptable, and now the domestic Henan, Shandong, Guangdong and other places are farmed, crucian carp has a wide distribution, and now the production of crucian carp in Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Anhui, etc., the production is rich, the market demand is high.