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Koi (鯉, English: / ˈkɔɪ /, Japanese: [koꜜi]), or more specifically nishikigoi (錦鯉, Japanese: [ɲiɕi̥kiꜜɡoi], literally " brocaded carp"), are colored varieties of carp (Cyprinus sp.) that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor koi ponds or water gardens. Koi is an informal name for the colored variants of carp kept for ...
Koi pond. Koi ponds are ponds used for holding koi carp, usually as part of a garden. Koi ponds can be designed specifically to promote health and growth of the Nishikigoi or Japanese Ornamental Carp. Koi ponds or lakes are a traditional feature of Japanese gardens, but many hobbyists use special ponds in small locations, with no attempt to ...
Kōhaku (紅白 (kōhaku, "red and white")) is a variety of ornamental koi . The Kōhaku has a white body, with red markings across the body. It is considered one of the ‘Big Three’ varieties of Koi, along with the Sanke, and Showa. [1] The Kōhaku breed is believed to be one of the first ornamental carp varieties developed.
Butterfly koi, longfin koi, or dragon carp are a type of ornamental fish notable for their elongated finnage. The fish are a breed of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio, which includes numerous wild carp races as well as domesticated koi (nishikigoi). In July 1977, the then Crown Prince Akihito visited the Saitama Prefectural Fisheries Experiment ...
Carp. 1913 illustration of Cyprinus carpio, better known as the common carp. Common carp in Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota. The term carp (pl.: carp) is a generic common name for numerous species of freshwater fish from the family Cyprinidae, a very large clade of ray-finned fish mostly native to Eurasia. While carp are prized quarries and are ...
Fish farming. A fish farm on the coast of Euboea island, in South Euboean Gulf, Greece. Fish farming or pisciculture involves commercial breeding of fish, most often for food, in fish tanks or artificial enclosures such as fish ponds. It is a particular type of aquaculture, which is the controlled cultivation and harvesting of aquatic animals ...
The koi are ornamental varieties of domesticated carp and are kept in garden ponds. Although the koi's parent species has been considered the common carp, recent authorities believe it originates from an East Asian carp, possibly Cyprinus rubrofuscus. [1] [5] Common carp have been introduced to most continents and some 59 countries.
Juvenile grass carp. The grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) is a species of large herbivorous freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae, native to the Pacific Far East, with a native range stretching from northern Vietnam to the Amur River on the Sino-Russian border. [2] This Asian carp is the only species of the genus Ctenopharyngodon.