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Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus 1758
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These fish often overwhelm any ecosystem where they are introduced, so people have tried to get rid of them. The most successful method involves killing all fish in the lake with a poison, and then re-stocking the desirable species.
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This species is omnivorous, feeding on aquatic crustaceans, insects, worms, aquatic plants, algae and seeds (2). Its feeding technique, of grubbing around in the sediment and straining food from the mud, has caused problems in areas where the carp has been introduced. As well as uprooting submerged vegetation, it also increases the cloudiness of the water, which can have detrimental effects on native wildlife (2) (6). In temperate waters, spawning take place during the summer in patches of weeds. A number of males pursue spawning females in the race to fertilise the eggs as they are shed into the water. The sticky yellowish coloured eggs attach to vegetation, and are not guarded by the parents (2). A typical female can lay over a million eggs in one breeding season (2). By gulping air at the surface, the carp is able to tolerate periods when oxygen levels in the water fall (2). In winter, individuals go into deeper waters which tends to be somewhat warmer than shallow water (2).
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Cyprinus carpio preys on:
non-insect arthropods
This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
- Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 16, 2011 at http://animaldiversity.org. http://www.animaldiversity.org
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Thelohanellus Infection 1. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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Fish louse Infestation 1. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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Carp Coronovirus Infection. Viral diseases
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De karper is in het begin van onze jaartelling uit Azië en Oost-Europa naar West-Europa gekomen met hulp van de mens. Ook is de vis in Noord-Amerika bewust uitgezet in 1877, waar hij nu een plaag is. De karper eet van de bodem. Met baarddraden tast hij de bodem af op zoek naar dieren zoals wormen, weekdieren en kreeftachtigen. Verder eet hij ook plantaardig materiaal. Karpers kunnen in gevangenschap tientallen jaren oud worden.
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Ciclo reproductivo
En aguas templadas alcanza la madurez sexual entre los 18 meses y 2 años de edad, dependiendo de la temperatura. Es un desovador parcial, tiene 2 o 3 desoves a intervalos de 14 días. Su fecundidad es relativa, relacionada al tamaño de la hembra, con promedios de entre 100,000 y 300,000 huevos por kilogramo de peso. En climas tropicales la carpa desova durante todo el año, acentuándose entre enero y abril (Vázquez, 2002).
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Worm Cataract. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
- Alikunhi, K.H. 1966 Synopsis of biological data on common carp Cyprinus carpio (Linnaeus), 1758 (Asia and the Far East). FAO Fish. Synop. 31(2):39p. (Ref. 185)
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SVC. Viral diseases
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