Common carp Cyprinus carpio Least concern
Where the common carp lives – recorded in 19 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 215,909 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bony fish on the world map
| Scientific name | Cyprinus carpio |
|---|---|
| Group | Bony fish |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 19 countries |
| Continents | Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania |
| Length | 0.53 m |
| Diet (main food) | insect, worm, zooplankton, Palinuridae |
| Class | Ray-finned fish |
| Order | Cypriniformes |
| Family | Cyprinidae |
Where does the common carp live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the common carp in 19 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: People's Republic of China. In Belgium, Denmark, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, South Africa it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).
- United States
- Australia
- France (introduced)
- Netherlands (introduced)
- Belgium (introduced)
- Germany
- United Kingdom (introduced)
- South Korea
- Switzerland
- Spain (introduced)
- Denmark (introduced)
- Italy (introduced)
- Ukraine
- Canada
- Sweden (introduced)
- South Africa (introduced)
- Japan
- Chinese Taipei
- Poland (introduced)
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.
How big is a common carp?
Wikidata records the following for the common carp: length 0.53 m.
What does a common carp eat?
Wikidata lists the main food source of the common carp as: insect, worm, zooplankton, Palinuridae.
Is the common carp endangered?
The common carp’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the common carp?
The common carp (Cyprinus carpio) is a ray-finned fish in the order Cypriniformes and the family Cyprinidae, genus Cyprinus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the common carp
The common carp (Cyprinus carpio), 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 (see aquaculture) 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.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Common carp (revision 1380592245), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q81110 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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