black carp

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black carp

noun black carps · black carp

Mylopharyngodon piceus, a cyprinid fish native to East Asia, cultivated for food and traditional Chinese medicine. The main fish species in freshwater ponds in China are silver carp, bighead carp, grass carp, common carp, crucian carp, black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus), mud carp (Cirrhinus molitorella), etc. According to their live habitat, they can be divided relatively into pelagic and benthic fish.

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日本語	青魚 ao-uo
中文	青魚 /青鱼 qīngyú

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@misc{black_carp_2026,
  title = {black carp},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/black%20carp},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}