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Koi

Cyprinus carpio haematopterus

Description:

Silvery grey, 2-3 feet long, freshwater. Nishikigoi is the full name, literal translation Brocaded Carp.

Habitat:

Park, very clear spring water

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3 Comments

Thanks Flo & Eis4Xtreme, I have amended the details.

Flo
Flo 9 years ago

Seems to be a Koi

Eis4Xtreme
Eis4Xtreme 10 years ago

Maybe some kind of carp.

Comunidad Valenciana / Comunitat Valenciana, Spain

Spotted on Aug 18, 2013
Submitted on Aug 26, 2013

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