Common carp
The common carp or European carp, (Cyprinus carpio) is a widespread freshwater fish of eutrophic waters in lakes and large rivers in Europe and Asia. The wild populations are considered vulnerable to extinction, but the species has also been domesticated and introduced into environments worldwide, and is often considered a very destructive invasive species, being included in the List of the world's 100 worst invasive species. It gives its name to the carp family Cyprinidae. The species is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.
Taxonomy
The three subspecies are:
C. c. carpio (mirror carp or European carp) is found in most of Europe (notably the Danube and Volga Rivers).
C. c. yilmaz (Deniz carp) is found in Anatolia Turkey (notably around Çorum) and Victoria, Australia (around Merri Creek and Coburg Lake).
C. c. haematopterus (Amur carp) is native to eastern Asia.
It is related to the common goldfish (Carassius auratus), with which it is capable of interbreeding.
History