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'''Carp''' refers to several freshwater fish of the family ''Cyprinidae'', a family which also includes goldfish andd minnows. The word is most often used to refer to the common carp (''Cyprinus carpio''). They inhabit slow flowing rivers and warm lakes.

The carp originated in central [[Asia]], and were introduced to [[Rome]], [[China]] and [[Japan]] in antiquity. They were introduced to [[England]] by the [[14th century]].

==See Also==

* [[Carp (Maplet)|Carp according to Maplet's ''A Greene Forest'']]

[[category:Fish]]