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Cyprinus carpio

Protected

Common Carp

Common Carp

Common Names

DEKarpfen

ENCommon Carp

PT-BRCarpa-comum

ROcrap

ZH鲤鱼

Habitat

Warm, standing and slowly flowing waters with muddy bottom and dense vegetation.

Occurrence regions

Baden-Württemberg Bayern Berlin Brandenburg Bremen Hamburg Hessen Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Niedersachsen Nordrhein-Westfalen Rheinland-Pfalz Saarland Sachsen Sachsen-Anhalt Schleswig-Holstein Thüringen

Maximum Size

120 cm

Minimum Catch Size

35 cm

Closed Season

No closed season

Category

Protected

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Population stable, no immediate threat.

Distinguishing Features

Deep-bodied, large scales, two barbels at the mouth, long dorsal fin.

Waters

Donau Elbe Oder Rhein Weser Ammersee Bodensee Chiemsee Ems Finowkanal Havel Inn Isar Main Main-Donau-Kanal Mittellandkanal Mosel Müritz Neckar Oder-Havel-Kanal Saale Scharmützelsee Schwielochsee Senftenberger See Spree Starnberger See Steinhuder Meer

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