European Carp: Profile

Class:

Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Ray-finned Fish (Actinopterygii)

Order:

Minnows (Cypriniformes)

Family:

Carp (Cyprinidae) iNaturalist Observation

Species:

European Carp (Cyprinus carpio)

This Photo:

Profile

Thank you (NJ852) for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found in the Riverland and possibly elsewhere
This one was 4kg, a large fish.
These fish have destroyed the Murray River. Once a clear watered river, it's now murky as these fish filter thru the silt on the river bed looking for food, constantly stirring up the silt.

This species is classed as

If (Foreign Introduction)

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