Fan Li
Various species of carp have been domesticated and reared as food fish across Europe and Asia for thousands of years. These various species appear to have been domesticated independently, as the various domesticated carp species are native to different parts of Eurasia. Aquaculture has been pursued in China for at least 2,400 years. A tract by Fan Li in the fifth century BC details many of the ways carp were raised in ponds. The common carp, "Cyprinus carpio", is originally from Central Europe. Several carp species (collectively known as Asian carp) were domesticated in East Asia. Carp that are originally from South Asia, for example catla ("Gibelion catla"), rohu ("Labeo rohita") and mrigal ("Cirrhinus cirrhosus"), are known as Indian carp. Their hardiness and adaptability have allowed domesticated species to be propagated all around the world.