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Common carp
| Common carp | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Cyprininae |
| Genus: | Cyprinus |
| Species: | C. carpio
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyprinus carpio | |
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native range
introduced range
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The common carp (Cyprinus carpio), also known as European carp or Eurasian carp, is a widespread freshwater fish of eutrophic waters in lakes and large rivers in Europe and Asia.[2][3] The native wild populations are considered vulnerable to extinction by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN),[1] but the species has also been domesticated and introduced (see aquaculture) into environments worldwide, and is often considered a destructive invasive species,[2] being included in the list of the world's 100 worst invasive species. It gives its name to the carp family, Cyprinidae.
- ^ a b Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2024). "Cyprinus carpio". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T6181A3107721. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024.RLTS.T6181A3107721.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b Fishbase: Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758
- ^ Arkive: Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) Archived 2010-01-01 at the Wayback Machine
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