Amur Carp Pins and Buttons

It is a member of the Carp family and native to Laos, Vietnam and China from the Amur to Red River drainages. Koi are domesticated Amur carp that are selected or culled for color; they are not a different species, but a subspecies, and will revert to the original coloration within a few generations if allowed to breed freely.

Golden yellow Ogon Koi carp (Cyprinus rubrofuscus "koi") fancy fish swimming in aquarium. Ogon is a metallic koi of one color only (hikarimono). The Japanese name means "gold".

Golden yellow Ogon Koi carp (Cyprinus rubrofuscus "koi") fancy fish swimming in aquarium. Ogon is a metallic koi of one color only (hikarimono). The Japanese name means "gold".

Golden yellow Ogon Koi carp (Cyprinus rubrofuscus "koi") fancy fish swimming in aquarium. Ogon is a metallic koi of one color only (hikarimono). The Japanese name means "gold".

Golden yellow Ogon Koi carp (Cyprinus rubrofuscus "koi") fancy fish swimming in aquarium. Ogon is a metallic koi of one color only (hikarimono). The Japanese name means "gold".

Koi Fish

Koi

Japanese koi Fish couple, in blue waves.

Portrait of girl, koi fish

Japanese Orange and white Koi Fish Waves Pattern Art for all the Koi Fish lover.

A Japanese Koi fish leaping out of the water trying to get a dragonfly. In Japan the Koi are symbols of prosperity and luck. Koi are actually related to Carp and not goldfish as most people believe.