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Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758

Common carp
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Turkey country information

Common names: Adi pullu, Atamara, Sazan
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: FAO, 1994
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: FAO, 1997
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the European Black Sea watersheds, Anatolian Black Sea watersheds, Aegean Sea watersheds, western, eastern and central Anatolian lake watersheds and Anatolian Mediterranean Sea watersheds. Threatened due to construction of weirs/dams in rivers and water abstraction (Ref. 58342). Also Ref. 106151. Status of threat: Least concern (Ref. 58342). EurTurk
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tu.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Alikunhi, K.H., 1966
National Database: CLOMFOT

Common names from other countries

Carpe commune, Carpa común, Сазан(=карп), ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Cyprininae
Etymology: Cyprinus: Latin, cyprinus = carp (Ref. 45335);  carpio: carpio is the latinized form of carp (Ref. 1998). Cyprinus is the old world name for the carp (Ref. 10294).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.5 - 9.0; dH range: 10 - 15; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 29 m (Ref. 120823).   Subtropical; 3°C - 35°C (Ref. 12741); 54°N - 34°N, 12°E - 74°E (Ref. 59043)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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