Cyprinus carpio

Common Carp at Longwarry North, VIC

Cyprinus carpio at Longwarry North, VIC - 20 Nov 2016
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Cyprinus carpio 19 Feb 2024 CarbonAI
Cyprinus carpio 19 Feb 2024 Petesteamer

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First time I had seen in the Tarrago river: local fishermen told me they were not there. The second fish is behind the branch wood and is smaller. They seemed to be breeding: the big fish (shown, about 35-40 cm) was visited by the smaller (25-30 cm) fish repeatedly. The smaller fish would the go into the weeds at the rivers edge for a minute or two before repeating the visit behaviour. The heavy scales and reddish ventral fins are diagnostic in the photo, but the species was clear to the eye.

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Sighting information

  • 2 Abundance
  • 20 Nov 2016 08:45 AM Recorded on
  • Petesteamer Recorded by

Species information

  • Cyprinus carpio Scientific name
  • Common Carp Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Noxious or High Risk Weed or Pest
  • Up to 821.96m Recorded at altitude
  • 62 images trained Machine learning

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