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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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This hardy fish is able to tolerate a broad range of conditions, but fares best in large bodies of fresh water with slow-flowing or still water, with soft muddy sediments (2).
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Trichodina Infection 3. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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Hole-in-the-Head Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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Chilodonella Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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fisheries: highly commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: commercial
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Parásitos
Varias especies de parásitos enferman a C.carpio tales como: Enfermedad del punto blanco Ictioftiriasis (Ichthyophthirius multifiliis), Quilodonelosis (Chilodonella spp) Tricodinosis (Trichodina spp.), Mixobolosis (Myxobolus spp.), Dactilogirosis Enfermedad por gusanos planos en las agallas (Dactylogyrus spp.), Girodactilosis (Gyrodactylus spp), Ligulosis (Ligula intestinalis), Botriocefalosis (Bothriocephalus acheilognathi), Khawiosis; infestación por tenia (Khawia sinensis) (FAO, 2011)
Hongos
Presenta enfermedades causadas por especies de hongos como: Saprolegniasis (Saprolegnia spp.), Branquiomicosis; podredumbre de las agallas (Branchiomyces sanguinis) también causan daños en la carpa común (FAO, 2011).
Tremátodos
Presenta enfremedades causadas por tremátodos: Diplostomosis (Diplostomum spp.), Fostodiplostomosis (Phosthodiplostomum spp.) y Sanguinicoliasis (Sanguinicola spp.) (FAO, 2011)
Virus
C, carpio es afectada por diferentes especies de virus: Viremia primaveral de la carpa (Rhabdovirus carpio), Varicela de la carpa (Virus tipo Herpes), Enfermedad del Virus Herpes del Koi (Virus tipo Herpes) (FAO 2011).
Bacterias
C. carpio presenta enfermedades causadas por bacterias: Eritrodermatitis de la carpa; enfermedad ulcerosa (Aeromonas salmonicida achromogenes), Columnaris (Flexibacter columnaris), Enfermedad bacterial de las agallas (Flavobacterium branciophyla), Micobacteriosis (Mycobacterium spp.) (FAO, 2011).
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Potamodromous. Migrating within streams, migratory in rivers, e.g. Saliminus, Moxostoma, Labeo. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.
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Trichodina Infection 2. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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