Because the silver carp meat is tender, the head is rich in gum, and the silver carp meat is slightly loose, tasteless, sometimes fishy, and the flavor is not as good as that of silver carp. There are many people who like to eat silver carp, so the price of silver carp is often higher than that of silver carp, so the price is also high.

The difference between silver carp and silver carp

1. From the living environment, silver carp is in the upper water body and feeds on phytoplankton such as diatoms and green algae. Silver carp live in the middle and upper waters and feed on zooplankton such as Daphnia.

2. Judging from the size of fish head, silver carp and silver carp have big fish heads, but silver carp's head is bigger, accounting for 1/2 or even more of the body, so silver carp is also called "bighead carp" or "chubby fish".

3. From the scale design, silver carp has light black spots, while silver carp is all white scales, without black spots, which is easy to distinguish.