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Several koi swim around in a pond in Japan. (video) A school of koi containing multiple different varieties 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.
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).
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.
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 suggest a natural landscape feature.
Nishikigoi, better known simply as koi, are a domesticated varieties of common carp and Amur carp (Cyprinus rubrofuscus) that have been selectively bred for color. The common carp was introduced from China to Japan, where selective breeding in the 1820s in the Niigata region resulted in koi. [ 59 ]
Showa is a variety of ornamental koi ().The Showa is also known as the Showa Sanshoku (昭和三色).The Showa has a black (sumi) body, with red (hi) and white (shiro) markings across the body.
(桜 or 櫻; さくら or サクラ) is the Japanese term for the Cherry Blossom and can either mean the tree or its flowers (see 桜). senryu 川柳, a form of short poetry similar to haiku. It is satiric. [13] shamisen [14] 三味線, a three-stringed musical instrument, played with a plectrum. sumi-e
Asian carp is an informal grouping of several species of cyprinid freshwater fishes native to Eurasia, commonly referring to the four East Asian species silver carp, bighead carp, grass carp (a.k.a. white amur) and black carp (a.k.a. black amur), [note 1] which were introduced to North America during the 1970s and now regarded as invasive in the United States.