Why A Mirror Carp?

[Dick Dastardly]

What I am interested in is the various strains of carp and their origins.

 

eg, the classic "Galician"

the humpbacked "Aischgrund" strain

the long heavy "Dinklesbeule"

most of the carp that people catch are either the pot-bellied monstrosities of the AT front page, or else some sort of mongrel strain with bright yellow undercarriage and tail

 

Is there anything fairly erudite on that subject?

 

There must be some where Dave.But the only stuff Ive ever came across/ been taught has been purely on a general level.I would think that looking towards the Europeans would be the best chance of finding what you are after.

 

That said whenever I asked specific questions about carp I was told that the information covering such subjects covered all cxyprinids but it had mainly been gathered from carp due to the amount of research done on them due to their commercial value as a food fish in Europe.