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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.
Cyprinus gibelio
Gibel Gib"el, n. [G. gibel, giebel.] (Zo["o]l.) A kind of carp (Cyprinus gibelio); -- called also Prussian carp.
Ictiobus or Carpiodes cyprinus
Quillback Quill"back`, n. (Zo["o]l.) An American fresh-water fish (Ictiobus, or Carpiodes, cyprinus); -- called also carp sucker, sailfish, spearfish, and skimback.

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- 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...
- type subspecies is Cyprinus carpio carpio, native to much of Europe (notably the Danube and Volga rivers). The subspecies Cyprinus carpio haematopterus...
- of the extinct species Jōmon Koi (Cyprinus sp.) in addition to the modern species of carp (Cyprinus carpio or Cyprinus rubrofuscus) have been excavated...
- Cyprinus auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) Cyprinus gibelioides (Cantor, 1842) Cyprinus mauriti**** (Bennett, 1832) Cyprinus chinensis (Gronow, 1854) Cyprinus...
- 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...
- Cyprinus longipectoralis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cyprinus. It is endemic to Lake Erhai in Dali, Yunnan. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel...
- Cyprinus ilishaestomus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cyprinus. Critically endangered, it inhabits Qilu Lake, Yunnan, China. Zhao, H. (2011)...
- (eds.). "Cyprinus carpio". FishBase. May 2012 version. Cyprinus carpio (Linnaeus, 1758) FAO, Species Fact Sheet. Retrieved May 2012. "Cyprinus carpio"...
- Cyprinus dai is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cyprinus from the Black River basin in northern Vietnam. Nguyen, T.H.T.; Van, N.S. & Thinh, D...
- Cyprinus multitaeniatus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cyprinus from the Xi River basin in China and Gâm River basin in Vietnam. Zhao, H...