Eurasian Carp
Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Teleostei |
| Order | Cypriniformes |
| Family | Cyprinidae |
| Genus | Cyprinus |
| Species | Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Alabama.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama
Counties
- Alabama
- Lauderdale
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2024.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- NNA
- Canada
- NNA
Subnational ranks
- NN
- SNA Not Applicable
- DE
- SNA Not Applicable
- Indiana
- SNA Not Applicable
- ND
- SNA Not Applicable
- West Virginia
- SNA Not Applicable
- Florida
- SNA Not Applicable
- NE
- SNA Not Applicable
- South Dakota
- SNA Not Applicable
- North Carolina
- SNA Not Applicable
- New Mexico
- SNA Not Applicable
- Arizona
- SNA Not Applicable
- California
- SNA Not Applicable
- NH
- SNA Not Applicable
- District of Columbia
- SNA Not Applicable
- Arkansas
- SNA Not Applicable
- Washington
- SNA Not Applicable
- RI
- SNA Not Applicable
- Massachusetts
- SNA Not Applicable
- Michigan
- SNA Not Applicable
- Oregon
- SNA Not Applicable
- Illinois
- SNA Not Applicable
- NJ
- SNA Not Applicable
- Nevada
- SNA Not Applicable
- South Carolina
- SNA Not Applicable
- Georgia
- SNA Not Applicable
- New York
- SNA Not Applicable
- Missouri
- SNA Not Applicable
- Kentucky
- SNA Not Applicable
- Utah
- SNA Not Applicable
- Ohio
- SNA Not Applicable
- Idaho
- SNA Not Applicable
- Tennessee
- SNA Not Applicable
- Kansas
- SNA Not Applicable
- Louisiana
- SNA Not Applicable
- Wisconsin
- SNA Not Applicable
- Oklahoma
- SNA Not Applicable
- Connecticut
- SNA Not Applicable
- Alabama
- SNA Not Applicable
- Iowa
- SNA Not Applicable
- ME
- SNA Not Applicable
- Minnesota
- SNA Not Applicable
- Texas
- SNA Not Applicable
- Colorado
- SNA Not Applicable
- Maryland
- SNA Not Applicable
- Wyoming
- SNA Not Applicable
- Mississippi
- SNA Not Applicable
- Montana
- SNA Not Applicable
- Virginia
- SNA Not Applicable
- Pennsylvania
- SNA Not Applicable
- Vermont
- SNA Not Applicable
- Ontario
- SNA Not Applicable
- Manitoba
- SNA Not Applicable
- Quebec
- SNA Not Applicable
- Alberta
- SNA Not Applicable
- British Columbia
- SNA Not Applicable
- Saskatchewan
- SNA Not Applicable
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Kuhajda, B.R. & Mayden, R.L. 2001. Status of the federally endangered Alabama cavefish, Speoplatyrhinus poulsoni (Amblyopsidae), in Key Cave and surrounding caves, Alabama. Environmental Biology of Fishes 62: 215–222.
How to cite this account
Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2354. https://cavebiology.org/species/cyprinus-carpio/ (accessed 6 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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