COMMON CARP
Is grows large in lakes and in the quiet reaches of rivers - but may remain tiny in small ponds. The body is thick and deep - olive-bronze in colour - with large scales; the mouth bears four barbels - two small - two large ; the dorsal fin is long and concave - highest as the beginning. The Carp feeds mostly on vegetable matter - bus worms - insect larvae and shellfish are also eaten. Is has a reputation for caution and cunning. The largest British rod-caught *Carp weighed 44 lbs. *up to 1958.