Cyprinus carpio (Common Carp)

Cyprinus carpio (Common Carp)

Family: Cyrinidae

Status: Introduced.

Size: Reach lengths 120 cm and 40kg. Large scales of bronze to olive in colour above and paler below, forked tail and two pairs barbles on either side of a fleshy lipped mouth. Forked tail. Reduced scaled “Mirror Carp” and scaleless” Leather Carp” varieties occur in the wild. Dorsal and anal fin has a hard serrated front spine. Note that goldfish-carp hybrids do occur with one pair of barbles at the mouth.

Location: Found throughout many parts of the region.

Cyprinus carpio is listed in the following regions:

Canberra & Southern Tablelands  |  Southern Highlands  |  Albury, Wodonga  |  Far West New South Wales  |  Gippsland

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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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