Carp Definition

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Carp: Common name for a number of different species of fish in the family Cyprinidae. This includes, among others, the common carp, crucian carp, grass carp, and silver carp.

Synonym: silver carp, koi carp, hypophthalmichthys molitrix, grass carp, cyprinus carpio, cyprinus, ctenopharyngodon idellus, crucian carp, carassius carassius.