Koi Carp

Cyprinus carpio

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  • OrderCypriniformes
  • FamilyCyprinidae
  • GenderCyprinus
  • Speciescarpio

Legend

For a long time two couples lived in a reservoir of water, from where they were extracted and placed in a large swimming pool of the island of monkeys where they were given the necessary care and they came to reproduce with great success.

Currently there are approximately 100 specimens.

Did you know?

KOI (Japanese) means Love or Affection.

Life expectancy

40 years but it is known of specimens that have reached the 70 years.

Habitat

Native of stagnant or slow bodies of water from the regions of Europe and Asia

Diet

Omnivorous

Reproduction

They are sexually mature at 4 years of age and they get to put up to 300 thousand eggs that are born in a short term depending on the temperature of the water, 3 days if it is of 30 degrees.

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