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Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758

Common carp
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Common names: Common carp, Mirror carp, Punjabe gad
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Raina, H.S. and T. Petr, 1999
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: FAO, 1997
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Caused the disappearance of native genus Schizothorax from waters to which it has been introduced. Found in Kashmir Valley (Ref. 33323), Western Ghats (Ref. 40976), ponds and lakes of Nilgiris, Periyar Lake, Chalakkudy river system, Chimmony and Peechi-Vazhani WLS, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Southern Keral River systes, Achenkoil River and Bangalore and Kolar districts, Karnataka (Ref. 92228), Maharashtra (Ref. 43634); Pykara dam and River and Kamaraj sagar, Ooty, Tamil Nadu (Ref. 44148). Introduced to India in 1939 (Ref. 43640). Present in Naninital, Bhimtal and Naukuchiatal lakes (Ref. 89721), also in Adma and Jayanti rivers (Ref. 89719). Also Ref. 1739, 6092, 45208.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Radhakrishnan, K.V., B.M. Kurup, B.R. Murphy and S.-G. Xie, 2012
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Carpe commune, Carpa común, 鲤, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Cyprininae
Etymology: Cyprinus: Latin, cyprinus = carp (Ref. 45335);  carpio: carpio is the latinized form of carp (Ref. 1998). Cyprinus is the old world name for the carp (Ref. 10294).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.5 - 9.0; dH range: 10 - 15; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 29 m (Ref. 120823).   Subtropical; 3°C - 35°C (Ref. 12741); 54°N - 34°N, 12°E - 74°E (Ref. 59043)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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