Scaled carp - Scaled carp

Japanese: ウロコゴイ - うろこごい
Scaled carp - Scaled carp

...Mirror carp has several to a dozen large scales on the lateral line and at the base of each fin. In Germany, carp with normal scales are called Schuppen Karpfen (scaled carp) to distinguish them from the others. German carp was first imported to Japan in 1905, and was also cultivated in Japan for a time.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Urokogoi" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…カガミゴイは側線鱗や各ひれの基部などに大型のうろこを数枚ないし十数枚もつものをいう。なおドイツではこれらに対しふつうの配列のうろこをもったものをSchuppen Karpfen(ウロコゴイ)と呼んで区別している。ドイツゴイが最初に日本に輸入されたのは1905年で,その後日本でも養殖された時期もあった。…

※「ウロコゴイ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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