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Cyprinus carpio
Ornamental varieties of domesticated common carp that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor koi ponds or water gardens.
Pond in airport.
What are known as koi in English are referred to more specifically as nishikigoi in Japan (literally meaning "brocaded carp"). In Japanese, koi is a homophone for another word that means "affection" or "love"; koi are therefore symbols of love and friendship in Japan. The koi is also an often recurring symbol in Irezumi, the Japanese art of traditional tattooing. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koi
Spotted on May 24, 2013
Submitted on May 26, 2013
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