There are three pairs of chin whiskers in the juvenile stage of silver carp with whiskers. When the body length is about 60 mm 1, the chin whiskers begin to disappear, and the catfish is sticky and scaleless. The dorsal fin is very small and has 4-6 fins. Fat-free fin Moreover, the bearded silver carp has a long anal fin, and the back end is connected with the caudal fin. Generally, silver carp with beards are dark brown or gray-black, and there will be some dark cloud-like patches on the outside.

Appearance characteristics

Silver carp with beard is slender and has a flat back. The head is wide and flat. Mouth down. Small eyes. It must be four pairs. The body is scaleless, the lateral line is obvious and relatively straight. The dorsal fin is very long, accounting for about 2/3 of the body length, and the anal fin is also very long, with no hard spines and no connection with the caudal fin. The pectoral fin has serrated thorns. The caudal fin is round. Brown-black body, shallow abdomen.