Black carp: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the black carp lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Mylopharyngodon piceus
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe, North America
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Cypriniformes
Family	Cyprinidae

Where does the black carp live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the black carp in 4 countries and territories across Asia, Europe and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Yangtze River. In Montenegro it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the black carp endangered?

The black carp’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the black carp?

The black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Cypriniformes and the family Cyprinidae, genus Mylopharyngodon. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the black carp

The black carp or Chinese black roach (Mylopharyngodon piceus) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. The black carp is the sole extant species of the genus Mylopharyngodon. It is native to lakes and rivers in East Asia, ranging from the Amur Basin across China to Vietnam. One of the largest xenocypridids in the world, the black carp has a typical length of 60–120 cm (23.5–47 in), though it can reach up to 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) in length and 35 kg (77 lb) in weight. It is carnivorous and generally feeds on invertebrates such as snails, clams, and mussels.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Black carp (revision 1357512751), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q909455 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).