koi carp
Japanese garden fish
Koi carp are ornamental varieties of the common carp, bred for their striking colors and patterns.
Native to East Asia and particularly associated with Japanese culture, they are kept in outdoor ponds and water gardens where their beauty can be appreciated from above.
Koi can live for decades and grow quite large, becoming valued companions; prized specimens with exceptional coloring command extraordinary prices from collectors.
The koi carp glided through the pond like living jewels.
- colourationDistribution of hues
- feng shuiChinese placement philosophy
- good luckFavorable chance or fortune
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- pond fishAquatic life in still waters
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koi carpfood fish
Aquatic species eaten commercially
tilapia · farmed salmon · catfish · common carp · feeder fish
koi carptrash fish
Commercially undesirable catch
baitfish · common carp · rough fish · minnow · Asian carp
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