Dare to ask fishermen from all directions, what kind of carp is this? It looks really scary.

This is mirror carp, a subspecies of carp, which originated in Europe and was introduced to the northeast of China. It has three layers of thick scales on its side, and some individuals simply have three layers of large scales, so it is called three-flower carp or three-scale carp in rural China. Mirror carp is also very common in the market in China, and the scaleless variety is now called skin carp.

Mirror carp has strong adaptability, mostly inhabiting the middle and lower reaches, but mainly inhabiting the sediment and sandy still water in eutrophic waters, and less inhabiting the flowing waters. Have the habit of traveling with a group. It is an omnivorous fish, mainly composed of small invertebrates and benthos.

Mirror carp is also one of the fish species that fishermen often catch. The fish has great strength and is worse than carp when walking.

The difference between mirror carp and carp;

Generally, carp have scales, which are large and irregular, and grow along lateral lines to form a continuous scale line.

The scales of mirror carp are scattered, growing independently and randomly, and the scales are very large and rare, and distributed along the lateral line.

This beautiful fish is not recognized in the market, and the public feels very strange. There are some irregular scales on the three scales, and they are very large. At first glance, people feel that the fish seems to be polluted, and the fish seems to have a morbid appearance and is not liked by people. In fact, three scales can be stewed, with less thorns and more meat, which is more delicious than ordinary carp and grass carp.