Species profile—Cyprinus carpio (European carp)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) → Cyprinidae (minnows and carps) → Cyprinus carpio (European carp)
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
- Family
- Cyprinidae (minnows and carps)
- Scientific name
- Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758
- Common name
- European carp
- WildNet taxon ID
- 26943
- Alternate name(s)
- common carp
carp - Biosecurity Act 2014 (BIO) status
- Restricted Matter
- Conservation significant
- No
- Wetland status
- Wetland Dependant Species
- Endemicity
- Introduced
- Pest status
- Feral Animal
- Species environment
- Aquatic
Other resources
Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) Atlas of Living AustraliaData source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=26943
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.