| General information |
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Cyprinus carpio var communis (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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| Common name | Common carp |
| Valid name |
Cyprinus carpio (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Synonyms |
Cyprinus cirrosus Schaeffer, 1760 Carpio carpio gibbosus (Kessler, 1856) Cyprinus vittatus Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1842 Cyprinus conirostris Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 Cyprinus macrolepidotus Meidinger, 1794 Carpio vulgaris Rapp, 1854 Cyprinus chinensis Basilewsky, 1855 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Vulnerable (VU) |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cyprinidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
India; China; Japan; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Taiwan; South Korea; Vietnam; Israel; Iraq; Iran; Egypt; Myanmar; Jordan; Syria; Lebanon; Hong Kong; Laos; Cambodia; Brunei; Bhutan; Nepal; Mongolia; Afghanistan; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan; Turkey; Russia; Australia; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; South Africa; Tanzania; Madagascar; Algeria; Kenya; Morocco; Nigeria; Namibia; Cameroon; Mozambique; Ghana; Sudan; Ivory Coast; UK; Germany; France; Spain; Portugal; Italy; Greece; Bulgaria; Ukraine; Romania; Georgia; Azerbaijan; Norway; Sweden; Denmark; Ireland; Finland; Belgium; Netherlands; USA; Mexico; Canada; Brazil; Argentina; Colombia; Peru; Venezuela; Chile; Uruguay; Suriname; Hawaii; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Guatemala; Honduras; Fiji; Guam; El Salvador; Albania; Austria; Belarus; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Estonia; Hungary; Latvia; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Macedonia; Malta; Moldova; Montenegro; Poland; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Switzerland; Botswana; Central African Republic; Ethiopia; Lesotho; Malawi; Mauritius; Reunion; Rwanda; Swaziland; Togo; Tunisia; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe |
| Occurrence |
introduced: India; native: China; introduced: Japan; introduced: Indonesia; introduced: Bangladesh; introduced: Malaysia; introduced: Sri Lanka; introduced: Pakistan; introduced: Philippines; introduced: Singapore; introduced: Thailand; introduced: Taiwan; introduced: South Korea; introduced: Vietnam; introduced: Israel; introduced: Iraq; introduced: Iran; introduced: Egypt; introduced: Myanmar; introduced: Jordan; introduced: Syria; introduced: Lebanon; introduced: Hong Kong; introduced: Laos; introduced: Cambodia; introduced: Brunei; introduced: Bhutan; introduced: Nepal; native: Mongolia; introduced: Afghanistan; native: Kazakhstan; introduced: Kyrgyzstan; introduced: Turkmenistan; native: Uzbekistan; native: Turkey; native: Russia; introduced: Australia; introduced: New Zealand; introduced: Papua New Guinea; introduced: South Africa; introduced: Tanzania; introduced: Madagascar; not established: Algeria; introduced: Kenya; introduced: Morocco; introduced: Nigeria; introduced: Namibia; introduced: Cameroon; introduced: Mozambique; introduced: Ghana; not established: Sudan; introduced: Ivory Coast; introduced: UK; introduced: Germany; introduced: France; introduced: Spain; introduced: Portugal; introduced: Italy; introduced: Greece; native: Bulgaria; native: Ukraine; introduced: Romania; native: Georgia; native: Azerbaijan; introduced: Norway; introduced: Sweden; introduced: Denmark; introduced: Ireland; introduced: Finland; introduced: Belgium; introduced: Netherlands; introduced: USA; introduced: Mexico; introduced: Canada; introduced: Brazil; introduced: Argentina; introduced: Colombia; introduced: Peru; introduced: Venezuela; introduced: Chile; introduced: Uruguay; introduced: Suriname; introduced: Hawaii; introduced: Panama; introduced: Cuba; not established: Jamaica; introduced: Puerto Rico; introduced: Costa Rica; introduced: Nicaragua; introduced: Haiti; introduced: Dominican Republic; introduced: Guatemala; not established: Honduras; introduced: Fiji; introduced: Guam; introduced: El Salvador; introduced: Albania; native: Austria; introduced: Belarus; introduced: Bosnia and Herzegovina; introduced: Croatia; introduced: Cyprus; native: Czech Republic; introduced: Estonia; native: Hungary; introduced: Latvia; introduced: Liechtenstein; introduced: Lithuania; introduced: Luxembourg; native: Macedonia; introduced: Malta; native: Moldova; introduced: Montenegro; introduced: Poland; native: Serbia; native: Slovakia; introduced: Slovenia; introduced: Switzerland; introduced: Botswana; introduced: Central African Republic; introduced: Ethiopia; introduced: Lesotho; not established: Malawi; introduced: Mauritius; introduced: Reunion; introduced: Rwanda; introduced: Swaziland; introduced: Togo; introduced: Tunisia; introduced: Uganda; not established: Zambia; introduced: Zimbabwe |
| Importance |
Food/ornamental |
| Remarks |
Model species |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Kalyani, West Bengal, India |
| Source of chromosomes |
Gill, Kidney and Testis |
| Number of specimens with sex |
7 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
100 |
| Karyotype formula |
24m+24sm+52T |
| Fundamental arm number |
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| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Nil |
| Reference |
Barat A (1985). A Study of Chromosomes in Some Indian Teleost (Pisces). Ph.D. Thesis, Kalyani University, West Bengal, India. |
| Karyotype /Metaphase complement image |
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| Cross Link |
| Animal Genome Size Database |
Available |