| Common name | Mirror carp |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | United States (contiguous states) |
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| Ref. | Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott, 1991 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
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| Remarks | 'Mirror', i.e., polished/smoothed surface that forms images by reflection, alluding to the occasional enlarged and scattered cycloid scales of this variety; 'carp' from Old French 'carpe' from Latin 'carpa' (p. 98 in Ref. 11979). |