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  • The most edible fish, and one of the most common is the Roh, but it is not the Roh of Bengal, and might well be called Cyprinus ruber.

    Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith

  • Rinsewater looked up from the book he was reading — Cyprinus Carpio by Kilgore Carp.

    God Bless You, Mr. Rinsewater Frank Rasky 2011

  • Common fish are carp Cyprinus carpio and eel Anguilla anguilla; a threatened species is the Spanish killifish Aphanius iberus.

    Doñana National Park, Spain 2008

  • They have many host species including the common carp, Cyprinus carpio, and the white sucker, Catostomus commersoni.

    Crustacea 2008

  • For example, the koi carp (Cyprinus carpio) is currently classified as 'noxious' under the freshwater Fisheries Regulations and 'unwanted' under the Biosecurity Act 1993.

    Westland temperate forests 2008

  • Seven species of fish are recognized in the Mongolian Dauria ecoregion, of which 2 (Carassius auritus gibelia and Cyprinus carpio haematopterus) are considered game fish.

    Daurian forest steppe 2008

  • Cyprinus Bynni (Forsk.), a fish somewhat larger than a barbel with lustrous silvery scales and delicate flesh, which Sonnini believes may be the “Lepidotes” (smooth-scaled) mentioned by

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • The introduction of exotic species such as the common carp (Cyprinus carpio), and the blue tilapia (Oreochromis aureus) also alters the original relationships among the native members of these communities.

    Marismas Nacionales-San Blas mangroves 2007

  • The authors speculate that the introduction of the common carp Cyprinus carpio may have been responsible for the population decline of the frogs.

    Archive 2006-02-01 AYDIN 2006

  • There were a number of fish bones, comprising the bones of carp (Cyprinus carpio), other cyprinids (Cyprinidae), and catfish (Clarias sp.).

    Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Faunal Remains from the Fortification Gate 2003

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