Common carp
Cyprinus carpio
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The common carp is native to Europe and Asia, from slow lowland rivers and large vegetated lakes. Farmed for food since antiquity, it has been taken all over the world and is considered invasive in many places, while the original wild populations are threatened. It can exceed 1 metre.
- Scientific name
- Cyprinus carpio
- Family
- Cyprinidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Carpio carpio gibbosus, Carpio vulgaris, Cyprinus acuminatus, Cyprinus alepidotus, Cyprinus angulatus, Cyprinus atrovirens, Cyprinus bithynicus, Cyprinus carpio anatolicus, Cyprinus carpio aralensis, Cyprinus carpio brevicirri, Cyprinus carpio carpio, Cyprinus carpio caspicus, Cyprinus carpio communis, Cyprinus carpio elongatus, Cyprinus carpio fluviatilis
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia, Europa, Oceania
Water
- Temperature
- 3–35 °C
- pH
- 6.5–9
- General hardness (GH)
- 10–15 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 120 cm
- Lifespan
- 47 years
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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