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Carp

The term carp (pl.: carp) is a generic common name for numerous species of freshwater fish from the family Cyprinidae, a very large clade of ray-finned fish mostly native to Eurasia. While carp are prized quarries and are valued (even commercially cultivated) as both food and ornamental fish in many parts of the Old World, they are considered trash fish…

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Hanyu Pinyin
lǐyú
IPA
[lì.y̌] · [lej˩˧.jy˩]
Jyutping
lei5-jyu4
Kanji
鯉
Literal meaning
"carp-fish"
Romanization
koi

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Biology

Recreational fishing

Aquaculture

Breeding

As ornamental fish

As food

Gallery

Common carp in culture

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Carp

Nodes142
Edges141
Triples201
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014085
Components1

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Carp

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related to As food · 32
Carp → Acceptance, An, Ashkenazi Jewish, Asia, Bighead, Cantonese, Chinese, Christmas Eve, Common, Croatia, Crucian, Czech Republic, Fisherman's, Gefilte, Guangdong Province, However, In, In Russia, Iraqi, It
related to Aquaculture · 29
Carp → Although, Aquaculture, Asia, Asian, BC, Central, Central Europe, China, Cirrhinus, Cyprinus, Demand, East Asia, Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Europe, Fan Li, Gibelion, However, In Asia, Indian
related to Breeding · 22
Carp → An, China, Chinese, Chinese Academy, Cyprinus, Experiments, Fishery Sciences, In, Institute, Jian, Moav, Over, Pearl River Fishery Research, Ropsha, Schaperclaus, Selected, Selective, The, This, USSR
related to Further reading · 20
Carp → Biol, Cent, Chistiakov, Classic Russian Cooking, Cyprinus, Elena, Elena Molokhovets, Eur, Genetic, Gift, Hippocrene Books, Indiana University Press, ISBN, Maria, Molokhovet, Polish Heritage Cookery, Robert, Strybel, Voronova, Young Housewives
related to Gallery · 14
Carp → Barbecued, Carp-based, CroatiaKoikoku, Czech RepublicStir-fried Crucian, Franconia, GermanyPan-fried Crucian, IndiaCarp, IndiaFried, Japan, JapanCarp, Pla, RussiaTraditional Christmas, SundaneseDeep-fried, West Bengal
related to In Japanese culture · 10
Carp → Amur, For, Japan, Japanese, Japanese Koi, Koi, The, Their, This, With Koi
related to As ornamental fish · 9
Carp → Asia, Carassius, China, Due, Europe, Goldfish, Japan, Ornamental, They
related to The Dragon Gate myth · 6
Carp → Chinese, Dragon Gate, If, In Chinese, Jyutping, The
related to Recreational fishing · 5
Carp → England, In, Izaak Walton, The Carp, The Compleat Angler
related to External links · 4
Carp → The, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary Media, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2

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fish species common koi chinese japanese food aquaculture asia domesticated many states united china ornamental europe popular breeding angling invasive

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
CarpHanyu Pinyinlǐyú1.00infobox
CarpIPA[lì.y̌]1.00infobox
CarpIPA[lej˩˧.jy˩]1.00infobox
CarpJyutpinglei5-jyu41.00infobox
CarpKanji鯉1.00infobox
CarpLiteral meaning"carp-fish"1.00infobox
CarpRomanizationkoi1.00infobox
CarpSimplified Chinese鲤鱼1.00infobox
CarpTraditional Chinese鯉魚1.00infobox
CarpTranscriptionsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinlǐyúWade–Gilesli3-yü2IPA[lì.y̌]Yue: CantoneseYale Romanizationléih-yùhJyutpinglei5-jyu4IPA[lej˩˧.jy˩]1.00infobox
CarpTranscriptionsTranscriptionsRomanizationkoi1.00infobox
CarpWade–Gilesli3-yü21.00infobox
CarpYale Romanizationléih-yùh1.00infobox
Carpis aqueen of rivers0.90text

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