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Cyprinus carpio

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Cyprinus carpio

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Also known as European carp, Eurasian carp, carp, common carp

species of fish

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Cyprinus carpio, commonly known as the common carp or wild common carp, is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae. It belongs to the kingdom Animalia, phylum Chordata, and order Cypriniformes. The taxon was described by Linnaeus in 1758. It is an instance of a taxon and serves as the source for carp.

The species inhabits brackish and freshwater environments. Its native range includes China. It is classified as Least Concern by the IUCN Red List as of 2024. The organism is invasive in Australia, Malawi, and Kenya. Its main food sources include insects, zooplankton, Palinuridae, and Mollusca.

Records of the species exist in Belgium and Madagascar. The genome has been sequenced. The taxon is referenced by 1,022 other encyclopedia articles. It appears in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.

Synthesized by Vinony from 51 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, iNaturalist, IUCN Red List, Gbif Occ, iDigBio, WoRMS, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

carp

Cyprinus carpio

SPECIES

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderCypriniformes
  5. FamilyCyprinidae
Habitatbrackish, freshwater
Observations32,820
Observations recorded310,064

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
12,657
With media
1,128
Family
Cyprinidae
Collections
RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE
Recorded in
Belgium, Madagascar
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Encyclopedic overview

Painting by Ellen Edmonson The common carp (Cyprinus carpio), also known as European carp, Eurasian carp, or simply carp, is a widespread freshwater fish of eutrophic waters in lakes and large rivers in Europe and Asia. The native wild populations are considered vulnerable to extinction by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), but the species has also been domesticated and introduced (see aquaculture) into environments worldwide, and is often considered an invasive species, being included in the list of the world's 100 worst invasive species. It gives its name to the carp family, Cyprinidae.

Taxonomy

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