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πCommon carp
The common carp, also known as European carp, Eurasian carp, or simply carp, is a widespread freshwater fish of eutrophic waters in lakes and large rivers in Europe and Asia. The native wild populations are considered vulnerable to extinction by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), but the species has also been domesticated and introduced into environments worldwide, and is often considered an invasive species, being included in the list of the world's 100 worst invasive species. It gives its name to the carp family, Cyprinidae.
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IUCN Red List assessment, 2024.
- Body mass
- 11 kg
- Body length
- 0.31 m
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 47 years
Everything we know about the Common carp
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass11 kgrecord 40 kg Β· FishBaseAnAgeDetails βHide β
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Record: largest individual on record
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Body length0.31 mrecord 1.2 m Β· FishBasetypical adultFishBaseDetails βHide β
Record: largest individual on record
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Maximum lifespan47 yearsrecord 38 years Β· FishBaseAnAgeDetails βHide β
data quality: acceptable
Record: largest individual on record
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Gestation4 daysAnAgeDetails βHide β
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Litter sizeabout 300000AnAgeDetails βHide β
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Trophic level3.38FishBaseDetails βHide β
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DietcarnivoreaverageDetails βHide β
From trophic level 3.38 (FishBase): <2.2 herbivore, 2.2β2.8 omnivore, >2.8 carnivore.
Danger to humanspotential pestFishBaseDetails βHide β
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Volume l11 LaverageDetails βHide β
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for Common carp yet: shoulder height, top speed, bite force.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- βΊphylumChordata
- βΊorderCypriniformes
- βΊfamilyCyprinidae
- βΊgenusCyprinus
- βΊspeciesCyprinus carpio
- superclassRay-finned fish Β· Actinopterygii
- orderCypriniformes
- suborderCyprinoidei
- genusCyprinus
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassRay-finned fish Β· Actinopterygii
- classActinopteri
- subclassNeopterygii
- superorderCypriniphysae
- orderCypriniformes
- suborderCyprinoidei
- genusCyprinus
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