Common carp
Scientific name: Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758
Overview
The common carp, 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 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.
From the Wikipedia article “Common carp”, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Conservation status
Least concern on the IUCN Red List, as recorded on Wikidata, citing The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2.
Size and lifespan
| Measurement | Value |
|---|---|
| Length | 0.53 m |
Source: Wikidata, citing www.wildlifetrusts.org.
Common names
Also known in English as carp, Wild Common Carp.
Names in other languages (12)
- Arabic
- شبوط شائع
- Bengali
- পাতি কার্পু
- Chinese
- 德国镜鲤, 鲤鱼
- French
- carpe, carpe commune
- German
- Gemeine Karpfen, Karpfen
- Indonesian
- Ikan mas
- Japanese
- コイ
- Persian
- کپور
- Portuguese
- carpa-comum
- Russian
- или обыкновенный карп, Карп обыкновенный, сазан
- Spanish
- carpa, carpa común
- Turkish
- sazan
Related animals
Sources
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Catalogue of Life — scientific name, classification, common names.
Version 2026-09-11, CC BY 4.0.
This species in the Catalogue of Life.
Citation
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n Source database: FishBase.
- GBIF — species page and recorded occurrences.
- Wikidata — conservation status, measurements, names in other languages. Q81110, CC0 1.0.
- Wikipedia — overview, from the article “Common carp”, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Photo — Dezidor, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. File page.
Last updated: 4 October 2026