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  2. Koi - Wikipedia

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    Several koi swim around in a pond in Japan. (video) A school of koi containing multiple different varieties Koi (鯉, English: / ˈ k ɔɪ /, Japanese:), 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.

  3. Koi pond - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Cyprinidae - Wikipedia

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    Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family, including the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives the barbs and barbels, among others. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family, and the largest vertebrate animal family overall, with about 3,000 species; only 1,270 of these remain extant ...

  5. Eurasian carp - Wikipedia

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    The largest recorded carp, caught by British angler, Colin Smith, in 2013 at Etang La Saussaie Fishery, France, weighed 45.59 kilograms (100.5 lb). The average size of the common carp is around 40–80 cm (16–31 inches) and 2–14 kg (4.4–30.9 lb). [citation needed] [22] The skeleton of a European carp. European carp x-ray.

  6. Cyprinus rubrofuscus - Wikipedia

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    Cyprinus rubrofuscus. 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]

  7. Carp - Wikipedia

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    Goldfish and other carp from Fish Swimming Amid Falling Flowers, a Song dynasty painting by Liu Cai (c. 1080–1120) Man feeding a shoal of koi at Atago Shrine in Minato, Tokyo, Japan An oranda-type variegated pearlscale. Carp, along with many of their cyprinid relatives, are popular ornamental aquarium and pond fish.

  8. Butterfly koi - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. Giant barb - Wikipedia

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    It may reach 3 m (9.8 ft) (although this claimed maximum length needs confirmation) and weigh up to 300 kg (660 lb). [3] Among the cyprinids, only the golden mahseer can reach a comparable length, but it is a relatively slender fish that weighs far less. [6] Few large giant barbs are caught today.

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