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Definition of Cyprinus carpio

Cyprinus carpio
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 Cyprinus carpio from wikipedia

- Zhen; Tong, Jin Gou (2003). "Genetic divergence between Cyprinus carpio carpio and Cyprinus carpio haematopterus as ****essed by mitochondrial DNA analysis...
- type subspecies is Cyprinus carpio carpio, native to much of Europe (notably the Danube and Volga rivers). The subspecies Cyprinus carpio haematopterus (Amur...
- genus. Cyprinus acutidorsalis H. L. Chen & H. Q. Huang, 1977 Cyprinus barbatus H. L. Chen & H. Q. Huang, 1977 Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758 Cyprinus chilia...
- is an East Asian carp, possibly C. rubrofuscus (not C. carpio). Huckstorf, V. (2012). "Cyprinus rubrofuscus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012:...
- of the extinct species Jōmon Koi (Cyprinus sp.) in addition to the modern species of carp (Cyprinus carpio or Cyprinus rubrofuscus) have been excavated...
- Zhen; Tong, Jin Gou (2003). "Genetic Divergence Between Cyprinus carpio carpio and Cyprinus carpio haematopterus as ****essed by Mitochondrial DNA Analysis...
- Venta de Carpio, an urban village in San Cristóbal Ecatepec, Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico Carpiodes carpio, the river carpsucker Cyprinus carpio, the common...
- Accidentally or deliberately introduced po****tions of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) and gr**** carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) are found on all continents...
- than the goldfish (Car****ius auratus) and 21 longer than the carp (Cyprinus carpio). Its gene order and content are identical to the common vertebrate...
- extract on immunostimulant response of Aeromonas hydrophila infected Cyprinus carpio". PeerJ. 2: e671. doi:10.7717/peerj.671. PMC 4232839. PMID 25405077...