Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758

Çiçek, Erdoğan, Fricke, Ronald, Sungur, Sevil, Çapar, Osman Bahadir & Golani, Daniel, 2023, Freshwater fishes of Israel; a revised and updated annotated checklist- 2023, Zootaxa 5369 (4), pp. 451-484 : 458

Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758 [I]—Common carp; Karpyon matzui

Taxonomy. Original description: Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758: 320 [Europe; syntypes: BMNH 1853.11.12.139 (1, skin)].— Israel synonyms: None.—Revisions: Berg (1949: 831).—Illustration: Berg (1949: 833, fig. 572).

Status in Israel. First record from Israel by Hornel (1935); confirmed by Tal & Shelubsky (1951), Goren & Ortal (1999), Tadmor-Levi et al. (2022).—Israel material: HUJ.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Israel: Introduced in some lentic ecosystems.—Distribution in River Basin: 1-Western Basin, 2-Dead Sea Basin, 3-Kinneret Basin.—General distribution: Western Europe (native to the Black Sea basin, possibly also Caspian and Aral Sea’s basins), widely introduced worldwide, also many multicolor varieties.—Distribution in Ecoregion: 436-Coastal Levant, 438- Jordan River.—Habitat: This species inhabits slow-flowing, and still waters, such as lowland rivers and large, well-vegetated lakes. Introduced in all types of water bodies. Spawns along shorelines or in backwaters. Successful survival of larvae is only possible in warm water, among shallow submerged vegetation. Freshwater, brackish.

Economic importance. Commercially important.

Reasons of introduction. Fisheries: enhancement of wild stocks and sports fishing.

Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).