bighead carp

English

bighead carp

Alternate forms

big-head carp

Noun

bighead carp (plural bighead carps or bighead carp)

Any of the species of genus Hypophthalmichthys, a genus of fish having a large, scaleless head, a large mouth, and eyes located very low on the head
1. especially Hypophthalmichthys nobilis, the species reaching the largest size, native to east Asia.

Synonyms

(Hypophthalmichthys): bigheaded carp

Translations

Hypophthalmichthys nobilis

Dutch: grootkopkarper m
German: Marmorkarpfen m

Japanese: 黒鰱 (コクレン, kokuren)

References

bighead carp on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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