Hai Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Fish (yú). Ling. Kangxi stroke count: 19. Page 1473, Entry 14. Pronounced ling. Name of a fish. Verses of Chu (Chuci), Questions of Heaven (Tianwen): Where is the ling fish to be found? Commentary: The ling fish is a carp. Materia Medica (Bencao), Tao Yinju states: The ling carp has a shape similar to a carp but is short and small. It also resembles a carp but has four feet. Also, Illustration and Praise of Strange Fish (Yiyutuzan): A fish that can swallow a boat is named ling. Its back and belly have spines like triangular water caltrops; fishermen fear it, and nets cannot catch it. One account states that the skin of the ling carp is called pangolin. Also, Categorized Compilation (Leipian): One source says it is the name of a beast. Also, stone ling, a medicinal name.