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Definition of Carp louse

Carp louse
Carp Carp, n.; pl. Carp, formerly Carps. [Cf. Icel. karfi, Dan. karpe, Sw. karp, OHG. charpho, G. karpfen, F. carpe, LL. carpa.] (Zo["o]l.) A fresh-water herbivorous fish (Cyprinus carpio.). Several other species of Cyprinus, Catla, and Carassius are called carp. See Cruclan carp. Note: The carp was originally from Asia, whence it was early introduced into Europe, where it is extensively reared in artificial ponds. Within a few years it has been introduced into America, and widely distributed by the government. Domestication has produced several varieties, as the leather carp, which is nearly or quite destitute of scales, and the mirror carp, which has only a few large scales. Intermediate varieties occur. Carp louse (Zo["o]l.), a small crustacean, of the genus Argulus, parasitic on carp and allied fishes. See Branchiura. Carp mullet (Zo["o]l.), a fish (Moxostoma carpio) of the Ohio River and Great Lakes, allied to the suckers. Carp sucker (Zo["o]l.), a name given to several species of fresh-water fishes of the genus Carpiodes in the United States; -- called also quillback.

Meaning of Carp louse from wikipedia

- The family Argulidae, whose members are commonly known as carp lice or fish lice, are parasitic crustaceans in the class Ichthyostraca. It is the only...
- The carp louse Argulus coregoni is an obligate ectoparasitic branciuran species on fish. It occurs in China and ****an, and Scandinavia. Argulus coregoni...
- refer to: Diastylis bidentata, a marine crustacean Dolops bidentata, a carp louse This disambiguation page lists articles ****ociated with the same abbreviated...
- Cymothoa exigua, or the tongue-eating louse, is a parasitic isopod of the family Cymothoidae. It enters a fish through the gills. The female attaches...
- Sea lice (singular: sea louse) are copepods (small crustaceans) of the family Caligidae within the order Siphonostomatoida. They are marine ectoparasites...
- The salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) is a species of copepod in the genus Lepeophtheirus. It is a sea louse, a parasite living mostly on salmon,...
- found in Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina and Chile Argulus silvestrii, a carp louse, a parasitic crustacean species Silvestrii (disambiguation) This disambiguation...
- Argulus ****onicus, also known as the ****anese fish louse, is a species of crustacean in the family Argulidae. This species is light brown in colour and...
- fish louse is also a vector for pathogens, introducing organisms such as bacteria, flagellates, and the virus that causes spring viraemia of carp. It is...
- protozoan Argostemma flavescens, a flowering plant Argulus flavescens, a carp louse Argyrodes flavescens, an Asian spider Ariteus flavescens, a bat endemic...