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title: "Giebel"
description: "Carassius gibelio — Vissen. The Prussian carp, silver Prussian carp or Gibel carp (Carassius gibelio) is a cyprinid of the genus Carassius in the subfamily Cyprininae, which includes other fish such as the Crucian carp, goldfish, and barbs."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/prussian-carp
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Giebel

> Carassius gibelio — Vissen. The Prussian carp, silver Prussian carp or  Gibel carp (Carassius gibelio) is a cyprinid of the genus Carassius in the subfamily Cyprininae, which includes other fish such as the Crucian carp, goldfish, and barbs.

- Scientific name: *Carassius gibelio*
- Category: `fish` (Vissen)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 4973
- Wikidata: [Q725983](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q725983)
- iNaturalist taxon: [424997](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/424997)

## Names

- en: Prussian Carp
- de: Giebel
- es: Carpa de Prusia
- fr: Carassin argenté
- nl: Giebel
- pl: Karaś srebrzysty

## Countries with the most observations

RU (1843), UA (446), CA (174), IT (122), PL (122), FR (78), HU (72), BG (69), CZ (62), MD (60), DE (56), RO (55)

## Summary

The Prussian carp, silver Prussian carp or  Gibel carp (Carassius gibelio) is a cyprinid of the genus Carassius in the subfamily Cyprininae, which includes other fish such as the Crucian carp, goldfish, and barbs. It is medium-sized when fully-grown, and does not exceed a weight of 3 kilograms (6.6 lb) and a length of 45 centimetres (18 in). They are usually silver, although other color variations exist. They are omnivorous and feed on plankton, invertebrates, plant material and detritus. Originally from Siberia or central Europe, they have been introduced to and are now inhabiting lakes, ponds, and slow-moving rivers…

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

## Photo

![Giebel](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/prussian-carp/medium.jpg)

Photo: o2k · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/240713344

## Machine access

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