Freshwater fish

verb

1. To find fault or complain querulously

noun

1. Complaint

noun

1. A large variable Eurasian soft-finned freshwater cyprinid fish (Cyprinus carpio) of sluggish waters that is often raised for food and has been widely introduced into U.S. waters
2. A fish (such as the European sea bream) resembling a carp

combining form

1. Fruit

   "carpogonium"

noun combining form

1. Part of a fruit

   "mesocarp"

2. part of a fruit : fruit

noun

1. Any of several freshwater, cyprinid fishes (such as the grass carp or silver carp) that are native to Asia and were introduced into U.S. waters where they have spread widely and are considered detrimental to native fish stock due to their voracious appetite and rapid rate of reproduction

   "There are four different species of Asian carp: Silver, bighead, black and grass. While their appearances differ slightly depending on the species, they generally are a heavy-bodied fish recognizable by their upturned jaw—like an underbite—and the eyes on the lower half of their heads."

noun

1. A freshwater cyprinid fish (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) of eastern Asia that has a large head and mouth, is dark gray with an off-white belly, and that has been introduced into non-native waters where it is often considered an invasive see invasive species

   "The bighead carp, which can grow to 100 pounds, have caused environmental havoc in rivers and lakes in the South and Midwest because they devour huge volumes of food."

noun

1. A freshwater cyprinid fish (Mylopharyngodon piceus) of eastern Asia that is brownish-black with a bluish-gray belly and that has been introduced into non-native waters where it is often considered an invasive see invasive species

   "In addition to the two species of Asian carp that have been in Tennessee waters for several years, some anglers are starting to find a third variety—the black carp. … Anglers who believe they have encountered a black carp should take photographs and contact their local branch of the TWRA [Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency]."

noun

1. A European cyprinid fish (Carassius carassius)

noun

1. A freshwater cyprinid fish (Ctenopharyngodon idella) of eastern Asia that is olive-brown with a silvery-white belly and that has been introduced into non-native waters where it is often considered an invasive see invasive species

   "Native to Asia, grass carp were first imported here in 1963 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to evaluate as an alternative to herbicides and mechanical weed control."