ACTIVITY 6 : EXOTIC ORNAMENTAL FISH
EXOTIC ORNAMENTAL FISH KOI CARP Carp comprises a large group of fish originally found in Central Europe and Asia, The word 'koi' comes from Japanese, and which means simply 'carp'. Varied lot of carps and carp-like fishes are found throughout the world in both tropical and temperate waters. They belong to the order Cyprini forms and family Cyprinidae. The Koi carps have all originated from East Asia and China. There are at least two subspecies of the common carp ,one from the western Eurasia and other from east asia . The koj verities became popular in century in Japan. Soon, a number of colour patterns had been established, most notable being the red-and-white Kohaku Koj varieties are distinguished by colouration, pattern and scalation Some of the major colors are white, black, red, yellow, blue, and cream. Although the possible colours are virtually flmitless, breeders have identified and named a number of specific categories. The most popular category is...
