Cyprinus carpio

Linnaeus, 1758

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Common name (English)

Common carp

Common name (Greek)

Κυπρίνος

Ηabitat

C: Inland water

Global distribution

Europe to Asia: Black, Caspian and Aral Sea basins. Introduced throughout the world. Wild stocks are only present naturally in rivers draining to the Black, Caspian and Aral Sea. A reophilic wild population in the Danube is assumed to be the origin of the European species; this population is now under threat.

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Establishment status

Established

Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year

1966

Online resource

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=1450

Pathway

1 RELEASE IN NATURE - Fishery in the wild – F

2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Aquaculture – Aq

Pathway detail

CBD pathways per EASIN (2023).

References

Welcomme RL (1988) International introductions of inland aquatic species. FAO Fisheries Technical Paper No. 294. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome.

Zogaris S, Chatzinikolaou Y, Koutsikos N, Economou A, Oikonomou E, Michaelides G, Hadjisterikotis E, Beaumont W, Ferreira M (2012) Freshwater fish assemblages in Cyprus with emphasis on the effects of dams. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 42(3): 165-175. https://doi.org/10.3750/AIP2011.42.3.02

EASIN (2023) European Commission Joint Research Centre: European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN). https://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu/