Koi
(Reguidit frae Cyprinus rubrofuscus)
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Domesticatit
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kinrick: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Cless: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Faimily: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Cyprinus |
| Species: | C. rubrofuscus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyprinus rubrofuscus Lacépède, 1803
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Koi (鯉, Japanese: [koꜜi]) or mair speceefically nishikigoi (錦鯉, [ɲiɕi̥kiꜜɡoi], leeterally "brocaded cairp"), are coloured varieties o Amur cairp (Cyprinus rubrofuscus) that are kept for decorative purposes in ootduir koi ponds or watter gairdens.
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