Species FAO code: FCP

Cyprinus carpio

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
EU quality schemes and nutrition values
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Karpfen de Wildkarpfen (If maritime or inland fisheries)	–
Bulgaria	bg Шаран	–
Croatia	hr šaran	–
Czech Republic	cs Kapr obecný	–
Denmark	da Karpe da skælkarpe da spejlkarpe da radkarpe da læderkarpe	–
Estonia	et Karpkala	–
Finland	fi karppi sv karp	–
France	fr carpe	–
Germany	de Karpfen de Wildkarpfen (If maritime or inland fisheries)	–
Greece	el Κυπρίνος	–
Hungary	hu ponty	–
Ireland	en Common carp ga Carbán coiteann	–
Italy	it Carpa	–
Latvia	lv Karpa	–
Lithuania	lt paprastasis karpis	–
Luxembourg	de Karpfen de Wildkarpfen fr carpe	–
Netherlands	nl Karper nl Spiegelkarper	–
Poland	pl Karp	–
Portugal	pt Carpa pt Sarmão	–
Romania	ro Crap	–
Slovakia	sk kapor rybničný	–
Slovenia	sl krap	–
Spain	es Carpa [Cyprinus carpio carpio synonym for Cyprinus carpio]	Galicia: Carpa común [Cyprinus carpio carpio synonym for Cyprinus carpio]
Sweden	sv Karp	–

Main production methods

Caught
Farmed

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758

Recognized designations

protected designation of origin (PDO)

Poland

Karp zatorski
protected designation of origin (PDO)

Hungary

Akasztói szikiponty
protected geographical indication (PGI)

Czech Republic

Třeboňský kapr
protected geographical indication (PGI)

Germany

Aischgründer Karpfen
protected geographical indication (PGI)

Germany

Fränkischer Karpfen / Frankenkarpfen / Karpfen aus Franken
protected geographical indication (PGI)

Germany

Oberpfälzer Karpfen
protected geographical indication (PGI)

Germany

Oberlausitzer Biokarpfen
protected geographical indication (PGI)

Hungary

Balatoni hal
protected geographical indication (PGI)

Hungary

Szegedi tükörponty

Source: eAmbrosia - the EU geographical indications register (eAmbrosia)

Nutrition values

	Nutrition values per serving (100g)
Energy	127.0 kcal
Total fat	5.6 g
Saturates	1.083 g
Carbohydrate	0.0 g
Sugars	0.0 g
Protein	17.83 g
Salt	122.5 mg

Source: USDA - FoodData Central

Habitat

Freshwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758

Distribution maps

Source: FAO - FAO aquatic species distribution map of Cyprinus carpio

Scientific name

Cyprinus carpio

Author

Linnaeus, 1758

Rank

Species

FAO code

FCP

Morphological description

Fully covered with scales and has similar body colors and shapes as that of the wild strain of common carp. About 10% of the hybrids were golden-red in color. Has a higher hump just posterior to the head.

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderCypriniformes
  - FamilyCyprinidae
    - GenusCyprinus
      - SpeciesCyprinus carpio

Synonyms

Cyprinus carpio var. gibbosus Kessler, 1856
Cyprinus nudus Bloch, 1784
Cyprinus carpio caspicus Walbaum, 1792
Cyprinus angulatus Heckel, 1843
Carpio vulgaris Rapp, 1854
Cyprinus acuminatus Heckel & Kner, 1858
Cyprinus carpio brevicirri Misik, 1958
Cyprinus coriaceus Lacepède, 1803
Cyprinus tossicole Elera, 1895
Cyprinus carpio oblongus Antipa, 1909
Cyprinus bithynicus Richardson, 1857
Cyprinus rondeletii Shaw, 1802
Cyprinus carpio elongatus Walecki, 1863
Cyprinus macrolepidotus Hartmann, 1827
Cyprinus conirostris Temminck & Schlegel, 1846
Cyprinus alepidotus Bloch, 1784
Cyprinus carpio carpio Linnaeus, 1758
Cyprinus macrolepidotus Meidinger, 1794
Cyprinus vittatus Valenciennes, 1842
Cyprinus carpio fluviatilis Pravdin, 1945
Cyprinus rexcyprinorum Bloch, 1782
Cyprinus melanotus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846
Cyprinus elatus Bonaparte, 1836
Cyprinus atrovirens Richardson, 1846
Cyprinus cirrosus Schaeffer, 1760
Cyprinus carpio aralensis Spiczakow, 1935
Cyprinus festetitsii Bonaparte, 1845
Cyprinus viridescens Lacepède, 1803
Cyprinus carpio specularis Lacepède, 1803
Cyprinus hungaricus Heckel, 1837
Cyprinus regius Nau, 1791
Cyprinus carpio haematopterus Martens, 1876
Cyprinus carpio lacustris Fitzinger, 1832
Cyprinus specularis Lacepède, 1803
Cyprinus carpio communis Anonymous
Cyprinus nordmannii Valenciennes, 1842
Cyprinus carpio monstrosus Walecki, 1863
Cyprinus carpio anatolicus Hankó, 1925
Carpio carpio gibbosus (Kessler, 1856)
Cyprinus regina Bonaparte, 1836
Cyprinus thermalis Heckel, 1843
Cyprinus rex Walbaum, 1792
Cyprinus carpio var. haematopterus Martens, 1876
Cyprinus chinensis Basilewsky, 1855
Cyprinus mahuensis Liu & Ding, 1982
Cyprinus carpio longicirri Misik, 1958

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0301 — Live fish
  - Other live fish
    - 0301 93 00 — Carp (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus)
    - 0301 99 — Other
      - Freshwater fish
        0301 99 18 — Other
- 0302 — Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Tilapia (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.), excluding livers and roes
    - 0302 73 00 — Carp (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus)
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0302 89 — Other
      - 0302 89 10 — Freshwater fish
- 0303 — Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Tilapia (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.), excluding livers and roes
    - 0303 25 00 — Carp (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus)
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0303 89 — Other
      - 0303 89 10 — Freshwater fish
- 0304 — Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen
  - Fresh or chilled fillets of tilapia (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.)
    - 0304 39 00 — Other
  - Fresh or chilled fillets of other fish
    - 0304 49 — Other
      - 0304 49 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Other, fresh or chilled
    - 0304 51 00 — Tilapia (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.)
    - 0304 59 — Other
      - 0304 59 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Frozen fillets of tilapia (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.)
    - 0304 69 00 — Other
  - Frozen fillets of other fish
    - 0304 89 — Other
      - 0304 89 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Other, frozen
    - 0304 93 — Tilapia (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.)
      - 0304 93 10 — Surimi
      - 0304 93 90 — Other
    - 0304 99 — Other
      - Other
        0304 99 21 — Freshwater fish
- 0305 — Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of fish, fit for human consumption
  - Fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked
    - 0305 31 00 — Tilapia (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.)
  - Smoked fish, including fillets, other than edible fish offal
    - 0305 44 — Tilapia (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.)
      - 0305 44 90 — Other
  - Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine, other than edible fish offal
    - 0305 64 00 — Tilapia (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.)

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Cyprinus carpio

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Gillnets and similar nets

Hooks and lines

Seines

Surrounding nets and lift nets

Recognized designations

protected designation of origin (PDO)

protected designation of origin (PDO)

protected geographical indication (PGI)

protected geographical indication (PGI)

protected geographical indication (PGI)

protected geographical indication (PGI)

protected geographical indication (PGI)

protected geographical indication (PGI)

protected geographical indication (PGI)

Nutrition values

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 1 - Africa - Inland waters

Area 2 - America, North - Inland waters

Area 3 - America, South - Inland waters

Area 4 - Asia - Inland waters

Area 5 - Europe - Inland waters

Area 6 - Oceania - Inland waters

Distribution maps