I was bowfishing with Baretraks yesterday and shot this extremely strange looking carp.  Here are pics of the carp by itself, and with a normal carp.  Any ideas on what it is?

Wheres the picture?

I have seen this on a few carp also.  Maybe some kind of genetic thing with the scales?

Mirrored carp. There are a few around. From what I've read they usually stay deeper than other carp. Cool looking fish. Michael

Did they taste the same when you made a pie?  :D

YEP pretty sure that s a mirror carp, shot one a few years back and I didnt notice any difference in taste

Definately a Mirrored carp. We have a local lake that's full of them. Body is only partially covered with scales. Ours are more gray in color but I'm sure that's what you have.

Ron

Yep mirro Carp.....a little chewier in my opinion but not fishy smelling  

ttt

That dude has been living around a power plant,  did he glow in the dark??????

mirror carp, a genetic mutation of the common carp

was rod serling any where nearabouts when you took it? LOL...

Bacote Carp!!

wild looking

I shot one years ago, had no idea what it was called.

Yep, I've fished for them in the UK. Definitely mirror carp.

Just got back from the zoo in Berlin and saw something like it there. Told my buddy that it looked like a messed up carp.

Found this thought it was interesting.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirror_carp

I have informally been keeping track of these Mirror Carp that I get here in Washington and have determined that about 5% are this kind.  Their patchy and irregular scales give them a rather unique appearance.  As far as table fare, they taste like crap...I mean carp.