flying carp
English
editEtymology
editThe fish leaps high out of the water when frightened.
Noun
editflying carp (plural flying carps)
- A fish of the species Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, native to east Asia, cultivated as a food fish, highly invasive in US, also known as a silver carp.
Synonyms
edit- (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix): silver carp
Translations
editsilver carp — see silver carp
Further reading
edit- flying carp on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Hypophthalmichthys molitrix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Hypophthalmichthys molitrix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons