Butterfly+Koi

=Butterfly Koi=

Basic Statistics
__Species:__ //**C. carpio**// __Genus:__ Cyprinus __Family:__ Cyprinidae __Order:__ Cypriniformes __Class:__ Actinopterygii __Phylum:__ Chordata __Kingdom:__ Animalia

Ecology
Butterfly Koi is a prey so they feed on any living organisms that they could eat, such as smaller fishes, mesquito larvae, etc, and any predator feeds on the Butterfly Koi. Butterfly Koi is comensalism because it doesn't affect the other living organisms that occupys the same niche as the Butterfly Koi. Any smaller Koi that occupyies the same environment with the larger Kois would be eatin. Butterfly Koi is capable of survivng in cold temperature so they can live in backyard ponds.These fishes is capable of living in almost any environments of a 7.0 ph of water level. These fishes swims in groups called schools. media type="youtube" key="WSBbK-m3UTg" height="170" width="241"

Physiology
Butterfly Koi's has long fins and tails so people often refers it to a dragon fish. It looks like a Goldfish but it from Japan and the Goldfish is from China. It can grow up to tweenty-four to thirty inches in length an grows two to four inches in a year. These fishes reproduces sexually so the female lays the egg then the male spread sperm over the eggs to furtilize them. They could survive in cool temperature water and grow up to 24-36 inches in size.

Cultural Significance

 * Originated from Japan
 * Family of the Carps but distant relatives of Goldfish
 * Mainly lives in pond and enjoy cool water
 * Japanese name for Koi is Nishikigoi
 * Developed from Japanese about 200 years ago
 * average size of a Koi fish is 24-36 inches at growth rate up to 2-4 inches a year
 * Kois were originated from Japan, but the Butterfly Koi was hated in Asia. So the breeders in Asia don't breed the Butterfly Koi.

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