Common name of Cyprinus carpio
 
Common name Mirror carp
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Sri Lanka
Locality
Ref. Munro, I.S.R., 1955
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks 'Mirror', i.e., polished/smoothed surface that forms images by reflection, alluding to the occasional enlarged and scattered cycloid scales of this variety; 'carp' from Old French 'carpe' from Latin 'carpa' (p. 98 in Ref. 11979).
 
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