Cyprinus carpio
Common Carp at Melba, ACT
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| Cyprinus carpio | DougT | 19 Sep 2025 | |
| Cyprinus carpio | CarbonAI | 15 Sep 2025 | |
| Cyprinus rubrofuscus | dhkmapr | 15 Sep 2025 |
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Basking near surface of Pond 5, stormwater management wetlands.
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19 Sep 2025
Following discussions with @MattBeitzel, all carp uploaded to NaturMapr will be classified as Cyprinus carpio. Genetic studies indicate that there is very little difference amongst all wild carp, despite a huge range of phenotypes.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.052139-35.218400
- Altitude 570.5m
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 15 Sep 2025 11:22 AM Recorded on
- dhkmapr Recorded by
- Less than 1m Depth of sighting
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Species information
- Cyprinus carpio Scientific name
- Common Carp Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Major weed or pest
- Up to 821.96m Recorded at altitude
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