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Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758

Common carp
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Eswatini (Swaziland) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: freshwater
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Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: FAO, 1997
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Utilized by the Fisheries section of the Ministry of Agriculture and C-operatives as part of its attempt to establish aquaculture in the lowveld areas of the country. Stocked in various small private dams with no records of escapee populations (Pers. comm., Klaasen 1997).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/wz.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Welcomme, R.L., 1988
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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