What are Carp Hengeyokai called?

[Unknown Mourner]

Does anyone know a real world or fictional name for carp hengeyokai or a similar carp humanoid? I'm making a game where kitsune, nezumi, and kenku are considered and ruled as hengeyokai. I'm curious if any of you have encountered such a name for carp shapeshifters from anywhere really. Perhaps a module or even an old White Wolf Werewolf supplement delved into it.

Everything I try on google translator comes up with "koi" in the name and that's a bit too familiar. Goldfish comes up kingyo and catfish comes up Namazu. While catfish are a stretch, "namazu" hits the cool factor with me and sounds in line with the other names.

Any thoughts?

 

[Mecheon]

I wouldn't use Namazu for carp hengeyokai, because Namazu are technically their own species. Their own family of Earthquake-causing yokai, certain ones of which fit in the whole hengeyokai field

I'd honestly just go with Jinyu. Its Chinese for goldfish, but its also the fish-guys from Warcraft

 

[SunGold]

"Koi" is the Japanese word for the common carp, so it's going to be kind of hard to escape, but here are some others that might work:

nishikigoi - colored carp (basically refers to ornamental koi/carp as a whole)
magoi - black carp
higoi - red/golden carp
hakuren - silver carp

The "goi" in the first three is the same kanji/meaning as "koi," just pronounced differently since it's not at the beginning of the word. The last one is still a carp, just not the same variety as koi, hence the lack of "koi/goi" in the name...but I included it anyway 'cause it sounded cool.

 

[Celebrim]

If it is not necessary to be authentic, I'd go with something inspired by Japanese but not necessarily good Japanese like Kingyojin.