Common names:
Carpa, Carpa
Occurrence:
introduced
Salinity:
freshwater
Abundance:
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Ref:
Importance:
minor commercial
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Ref: FAO, 1994
Aquaculture:
commercial
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Ref: FAO, 1997
Regulations:
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Ref:
Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Annual stocking recorded. Known from the Italian peninsula and islands (Ref. 45688, 94493), and recorded from Ombrone, Albegna and Fiora (Ref. 45688). Invasive in north, central, and southern Italy (Ref. 119201). Indirectly interferes with native species by altering the habitat (Ref. 94493).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/it.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Welcomme, R.L., 1988
National Database:
ICTIMED
> 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
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