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Species catalogue
Carp
Order
Cypriniformes
Family
Cyprinidae
Freshwater fish with regularly ossified skeleton. Slender body, with reddish fins with black edges. Longe nose, with an erect mouth with fairly straight labial borders, with a cornea layer in the lower jaw and without barbel. Color brownish, greenish or bluish. It measures up to 40 cm.
Characteristics
FAO code
HOY
HOY
Specie
Pseudochondrostoma polylepis
Pseudochondrostoma polylepis
Type
Blue fish
Blue fish
FAO Fishing Areas
- Area 5: Europe - Inland waters
International denominations
United Kingdom
Carp
Fishing areas