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Cyprinus carpio, commonly known as the common carp, is a freshwater fish species that is one of the most widely distributed fish in the world. It matters because it is both commercially important for food and aquaculture, and ecologically significant as an invasive species that can damage native ecosystems in many regions where it has been introduced.
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Species
Least Concerncarp
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCypriniformes
- FamilyCyprinidae
Habitatbrackish, freshwater
Observations32,508
via GBIF · IUCN
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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.
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