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Carps  

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Definition

  • Common name for a number of different species of fish in the family Cyprinidae. This includes, among others, the common carp, crucian carp, grass carp, and silver carp. Common name for Cyprinus carpio, the only member of the genus Cyprinus, though subspecies are described. Genus containing one species (Cyprinus carpio), in the family CYPRINIDAE. Subspecies of Cyprinus carpio. Carps of the genus Carassius, which differ from Cyprinius by the absence of barbs and the presence of a single row of greatly compressed throat teeth.

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  • txid13095
  • txid217509
  • txid7959
  • txid7961
  • txid7962

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-TC0XPLBW-X

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