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title: "European Carp"
description: "Cyprinus carpio — Pesci. The common carp (Cyprinus carpio), 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/european-carp
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# European Carp

> Cyprinus carpio — Pesci. The common carp (Cyprinus carpio), 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.

- Scientific name: *Cyprinus carpio*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 36077
- Wikidata: [Q81110](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q81110)
- iNaturalist taxon: [53911](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/53911)

## Names

- en: European Carp
- de: Karpfen
- es: Carpa común europea
- fr: Carpe commune
- nl: Karper
- pt: Carpa-comum
- pl: Karp

## Countries with the most observations

US (12555), CA (2534), AU (1826), IT (1292), DE (1175), FR (1132), JP (1100), ES (1036), GB (964), MX (557), AT (540), CZ (494)

## Summary

The common carp (Cyprinus carpio), 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 (see aquaculture) 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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_carp

## Photo

![European Carp](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/european-carp/medium.jpg)

Photo: drskywalker · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/223527015

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/european-carp?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).