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Common Carp
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The common carp, also called the European or Eurasian carp, is a widespread freshwater fish of nutrient-rich lakes and large rivers across Europe and Asia that gives its name to the carp family, Cyprinidae. Its native wild populations are considered vulnerable to extinction by the IUCN, yet the species has also been domesticated and introduced into waters worldwide through aquaculture, where it is often considered invasive and appears on the list of the world's hundred worst invasive species.
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Scientific Name Conservation StatusThis is the native wild Danube-basin stock; introduced/naturalized carp populations elsewhere, including the invasive populations this entity is about, are abundant and not at any conservation risk. The status is captured because it is the species-level IUCN category the cited source states. Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. Common Carp (Wikipedia)
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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.
1. Common Carp (Wikipedia)
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The native wild populations are considered vulnerable to extinction by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
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