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Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758

Common carp
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Mexico country information

Common names: Carpa barrigona, Carpa comun, Carpa común
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref: Lyons, J., G. González-Hernandéz, E. Soto-Galera and M. Guzmán-Arroyo, 1998
Importance: highly commercial | Ref: Lyons, J., G. González-Hernandéz, E. Soto-Galera and M. Guzmán-Arroyo, 1998
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: FAO, 1997
Regulations: no regulations | Ref: Anonymous, 1994
Uses: no uses
Comments: Year round fishing; marketed fresh (whole, fillet), frozen fillet, or cooked whole (Ref. 26550). Introduced and established in the Lerma River basin. Parasitized by Bothriocephalus acheilognathi which was introduced into the country with carp which has become widely disseminated in the country and has been found in at least 15 fish species (Ref. 48731). Recorded from the Balsas river basin (Ref. 58351). Also Ref. 84762.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Lyons, J., G. González-Hernandéz, E. Soto-Galera and M. Guzmán-Arroyo, 1998
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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