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Koi (鯉, Japanese:, literally "carp"), 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 ornamental purposes.
Cyprinus rubrofuscus, the Amur carp, is a species of cyprinid fish, and is the wild form of the well-known koi.It is widespread in the fresh waters of eastern Asia, native to China, Korea, Russia, Vietnam and Laos from the Amur to Red River basins, and has also been introduced outside its native range. [1]
Koi (Cyprinus rubrofuscus) (introduced) Redside dace (Clinostomus elongatus) Rosyside dace (Clinostomus funduloides) Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) Satinfin shiner (Cyprinella analostana) Spotfin shiner (Cyprinella spiloptera) Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) Cutlips minnow (Exoglossum maxillingua) Eastern silvery minnow (Hybognathus regius)
Yellow-white Butterfly Koi A butterfly koi, viewed from above. 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).
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Most koi fish from Japan live around forty years. [1] Far exceeding the average lifespan for koi, she was reportedly 226 years old at the time of her death. [2] Her age was said to be determined in 1966 by removing two of her scales and examining them extensively. At this time, Hanako weighed 7.5 kg (17 lb) and measured 70 cm (28 in) in length.
Cypriniformes / s ɪ ˈ p r ɪ n ɪ f ɔːr m iː z / is an order of ray-finned fish, which includes many families and genera of cyprinid (carps and their kin) fish, such as barbs, gobies, loaches, botias, and minnows (among others).