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Crucian Carp
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Crucian Carp

Carassius carassius

The crucian carp (Carassius carassius) is a medium-sized member of the common carp family Cyprinidae. It occurs widely in northern European regions.

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Crucian Carp in History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds

History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds

Conrad Gessner · 1586 · p.666

Crucian Carp in Sancai Tuhui (Vol. 93)

Sancai Tuhui (Vol. 93)

王圻, 王思義 · 1609 · p.50

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 96744.