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Carp is a common name for various freshwater fish of the
family Cyprinidae, a very large group of fishes
originally from Eurasia and southeast Asia. Some
consider all cyprinid fishes carp and the family
Cyprinidae itself is often known as the carp family. In
colloquial use, however, carp usually refers only to
several larger cyprinid species such as Cyprinus carpio
(common carp), Carassius carassius (Crucian carp),
Ctenopharyngodon idella (grass carp), Hypophthalmichthys
molitrix (silver carp), and Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
(bighead carp).
Carp have long been an important food fish to humans, as
well as popular ornamental fishes (see koi and
goldfish). As a result, carp have been introduced to
various locations, though with mixed results.
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