bighead carp

English

bighead carp

Alternative forms

• big-head carp

Noun

bighead carp (plural bighead carps or bighead carp)

1. 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 (nl) m
• German: Marmorkarpfen m
• Japanese: 黒鰱 (コクレン, kokuren)
• Polish: tołpyga f, tołpyga pstra f

References

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