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Koi or Nishikigoi
Cyprinus carpio
1.35502, 103.988
Field Notes
Description:
Ornamental varieties of domesticated common carp that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor koi ponds or water gardens.
Habitat:
Pond in airport.
Notes:
What are known as koi in English are referred to more specifically as nishikigoi in Japan (literally meaning "brocaded carp"). In Japanese, koi is a homophone for another word that means "affection" or "love"; koi are therefore symbols of love and friendship in Japan. The koi is also an often recurring symbol in Irezumi, the Japanese art of traditional tattooing. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koi
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PublishedMay 26, 2013
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