Carp pinyin: [lǐ yú]

Carp, Carp, family Carpidae, family Carpidae, is an omnivorous animal native to Asia, and was introduced to Europe, North America, and other regions.

Carps have a laterally compressed body and a rounded abdomen, a horseshoe-shaped mouth, and 2 pairs of whiskers. The dorsal fin is long at the base, and both the dorsal and anal fins have a stout, serrated spine. The scales are large and there are two whiskers on each side of the palate.

It mostly inhabits the bottom of rivers, lakes, reservoirs, ponds and marshes where water is overgrown with grass, and feeds mainly on benthic animals. Carp protein is not only high in content, but also high quality, human digestion and absorption rate of up to 96%, and contains amino acids that can supply the body with essential amino acids, minerals, vitamins A and vitamin D and other elements needed by the human body, and its fat is mostly unsaturated fatty acids, which can be used to prevent and control arteriosclerosis and coronary heart disease.