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Common Carp, Carp

Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus 1758

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Cyprinus carpio (Common Carp, Carp) is a species of ray-finned fishes in the family Cyprinidae. They are associated with freshwater habitat. They are native to Middle East, Ukraine, Liberia, Aral Sea, Amur, Armenia, Mongolia, Slovakia, Georgia, the Palearctic, United States, Moldova, Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan, China, Vietnam, Tigris River, Czech Republic, Norway, Amudar'ya River, Russia, Uzbekistan, Danube River, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Serbia And Montenegro, Austria, Kazakhstan, and Macedonia. They are solitary omnivores. Individuals can grow to 120 cm. They have sexual reproduction. They rely on swimming to move around.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000873
Definition: A biome that applies to the freshwater realm.

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/6269133

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Amur

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/614540

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q106447
Definition: largest of the eight ecozones constituting the Earth's surface
Attribution: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Palearctic.png

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/6252001

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/2017370

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/1512440

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/791630
Definition: second-longest river in Europe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danube
Attribution: GeoNames

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/732800

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/7500737

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/719819

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/1522867

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/718075

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URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q164509
Definition: organism consuming a variety of foods, usually including both plants and animals

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/solitary
Definition: Solitary animals are those that spend a majority of their lives without others of their species, with possible exceptions for mating and raising their young. Antonyms for a solitary animal include a social animal or a colonial animal.
Attribution: https://www.definitions.net/definition/solitary+animal

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0019953
Definition: Capable of creating a new organism by combining the genetic material of two gametes, which may come from two parent organisms or from a single organism, in the case of self-fertilizing hermaphrodites.

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0036268
Definition: Self-propelled movement of an organism from one location to another through water, often by means of active fin movement.

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EOL has data for 52 attributes, including:

Body symmetry
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/body_symmetry
- Definition: overall repetitive or reflective pattern in the body of one individual of this taxon. eg: bilateral symmetry, rotational symmetry, radial symmetry
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bilaterally symmetric
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324
- Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves
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body shape
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/BodyShape
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bilaterally symmetric
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324
- Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves
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diet includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Diet
- Definition: Information about the items eaten by this organism.
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fish
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q152
- Definition: vertebrate animal that lives in water and (typically) has gills
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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eurasia
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5401
- Definition: Europe, Asia from the Middle East through central Asia north of the Himalayas, Siberia and northern China to Japan.
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invasive in
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/InvasiveRange
- Definition: Information about the jurisdictions where the taxon is considered to be an invasive organism due to its negative impact on human welfare or ecosystems.
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The Contiguous United States
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q578170
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mating system
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/MatingSystem
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polyandrous
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000064
- Definition: One female has an exclusive mating relationship with two or more males
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native range includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NativeRange
- Definition: Lists jurisdictions in which a given organism is a member of the undisturbed fauna or flora.
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the Palearctic
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q106447
- Definition: largest of the eight ecozones constituting the Earth's surface
- Attribution: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Palearctic.png
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prenatal development duration
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/PrenatalDevelopmentDuration
- Definition: The duration of the development from fertilized, deposited or implanted egg to hatching/birth. Corresponds to egg incubation duration in oviparous animals and to gestation period duration in viviparous animals.
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4 days
social system
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/SocialSystem
- Definition: Description of the relationships among individuals within a population of organisms, including reproductive relationships (mating system), relationships within each sex, adult – young interactions, helpers and cooperation (group living).
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solitary
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/solitary
- Definition: Solitary animals are those that spend a majority of their lives without others of their species, with possible exceptions for mating and raising their young. Antonyms for a solitary animal include a social animal or a colonial animal.
- Attribution: https://www.definitions.net/definition/solitary+animal
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type specimen repository
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TypeSpecimenRepository
- Definition: The institution that holds a type specimen for a given species. The recommended best practice is to use the identifier in a collections registry such as the Biodiversity Collections Index (http://www.biodiversitycollectionsindex.org/).
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used for
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Uses
- Definition: The uses of the organism or products derived from the organism.
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food
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2095
- Definition: any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body
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wet body mass
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/bodyMassWet
- Definition: Mass of one individual of this taxon, living or fresh, without desiccation
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8373 g

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of common carp, carp. View this species on GBIF

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