Abstract:In order to compare the flesh quality of hybrid F3 and its parents of Bighead carp, Amur carp and German mirror carp, the muscle color, tenderness, pH, olding water capacity, losing water capacity and the fiber characteristics were studied in this paper. The results showed that: 1) For the hybrid F3, the lightness was 47.37, redness was 1.85, yellowness was 3.27,tenderness was 1.65 kg·f,pH was 6.62,losing water capacity was 22.54%,holding water capacity was 97.30%,the fiber cross section was 128.76 μm2 and the fiber density was 183.38 fiber·mm-2, the ratio of fiber area to unit area was 55.55%. 2)Comparison between hybrid F3 and its parents, the brightness of F3 was near the Amur carp, but was higher than Big-head carp and German mirror carp; the redness was near Big-head carp and Amur carp, but was lower than German mirror carp; the tenderness of F3 was near the Big-head carp, but lower than Amur carp and German mirror carp; the fiber cross section was near the Bighead carp, but lower than Amur carp and German mirror; the fiber density was near the Bighead carp, but higher than Amur carp and German mirror; and there were no significant differences of pH, losing water capacity, holding water capacity, muscle yellowness and the ratio of fiber area to unit area between the hybrid F3 and the parents. The results showed that the hybrid F3 has inherited the better flesh quality, which was near the Bighead carp, and the hybrid carp can be cultivated to be a good aquaculture species.