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Koi

Cyprinus carpio

Description:

Carp have been domesticated since the 5th C BC in China and colored Koi were developed between the 1800's and 1900's

Habitat:

pond at a small zoo

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1 Comment

lori.tas
lori.tas 10 years ago

Your Koi looks like a variety called Goshiki, which means "five colors"; red, white, black, navy and grey.

KarenSaxton
Spotted by
KarenSaxton

Winston, Oregon, USA

Spotted on Oct 26, 2013
Submitted on Oct 28, 2013

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