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Carps

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Definition: Common name for a number of different species of fish in the family Cyprinidae. This includes, among others, the common carp, crucian carp, grass carp, and silver carp.     
Examples Goldfish 		Other names Grass Carp; Cyprinus; Crucian Carp; Carassius carassius; Silver Carps; Grass Carps; Crucian Carps; Carps, Silver; Carps, Grass; Carps, Crucian; Carp, Silver; Carp, Koi; Carp, Grass; Carp, Crucian; Silver Carp; Koi Carp; Hypophthalmichthys molitrix; Cyprinus carpio; Ctenopharyngodon idellus; Carp
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
VA opsin protein, Cyprinus carpio  0   *Rod Opsins *Fish Proteins Carps. FEBS Lett 2000 May 19;473(3):303-10
carp vitellogenic gonadotropin  0   *Gonadotropins Carps. Comp Biochem Physiol (A) 1987;86(1):35
carp gonadotropin  0   *Gonadotropins Carps. Gen Comp Endocrinol 1985;57(1):23

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