Common names:
Carp, Kapa, Karp
Occurrence:
introduced
Salinity:
freshwater
Abundance:
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Aquaculture:
commercial
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Ref: FAO, 1997
Regulations:
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Uses:
live export: yes;
Comments:
Recorded from Lake Gariep, upper Orange River (Ref. 88006, 94818) and the Great Fish river (Ref. 94788). Has been implicated in the introduction of many fish parasites in South Africa (Refs. 6465, 88006). Populations collected from Lake Gariep had shorter maturation and generation times as well as had faster growth performance compared to other populations in Europe. This emphasizes the potential of the species to rapidly colonize and dominate new freshwater systems (Ref. 88006).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Welcomme, R.L., 1988
National Database:
> 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
Ecologia
