White eel is also known as Japanese eel is more common eel species, and also more famous. It can be said that all white eels are eels, but there are more varieties of eels, and the white eel is only one of them. However, there are some differences between white eels and other eels. For example, all white eels live in Japan, and eels are distributed all over the world. And white eels have migratory habits, can live in both freshwater and saltwater.
The biggest difference between the Japanese eel and other eels is that they are distributed in different ranges, other varieties of eels are distributed in Europe, Africa, Australia, etc., while the Japanese eel is mainly distributed in Japan. The size of Japanese eel is relatively small, and the color is relatively light. Other varieties of eels are relatively large.
Second, the difference between eel and ribbonfish1, the family is different: eel belongs to the eel order eel family, ribbonfish belongs to the perch order ribbonfish family, the two families, genera are different.
2, the shape is different: the overall shape of the eel is long, looks like a snake. The shape of the ribbon fish is flat, like a belt, which is why they got their name.
3, different living environments: most eels have migratory habits, they can live in freshwater and saltwater. Striped bass is a saltwater fish, can only live in the ocean, if put into freshwater, is unable to survive.
4, different personalities: the character of the ribbonfish is more fierce, they will not only catch other creatures, in the lack of food, they may be eaten by their own kind. The eel's character is relatively mild, although it also has a strong predatory ability, but it is weaker than the banded fish.