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Cyprinus carpio
common carp, European carp
Buffalo National River
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Occasional

Scientific Name with Authority:		Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Cypriniformes, Family Cyprinidae, Genus Cyprinus, Species Cyprinus carpio


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		AR: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 2 Vouchers, 5 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Amistad National Recreation Area	Antietam National Battlefield
Arches National Park	Arkansas Post National Memorial
Assateague Island National Seashore	Badlands National Park
Bandelier National Monument	Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
Big Bend National Park	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Big Thicket National Preserve	Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Booker T. Washington National Monument	Canyonlands National Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Devils Tower National Monument	Dinosaur National Monument
Effigy Mounds National Monument	Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Golden Gate National Recreation Area	Grand Canyon National Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Homestead National Historical Park	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Hot Springs National Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site	Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area	Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument	Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
Mammoth Cave National Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Monocacy National Battlefield
Montezuma Castle National Monument	Natchez Trace Parkway
National Mall and Memorial Parks	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Niobrara National Scenic River	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Pipestone National Monument
Point Reyes National Seashore	Presidio of San Francisco
Rock Creek Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park	Scotts Bluff National Monument
Shenandoah National Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Stones River National Battlefield	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Tuzigoot National Monument
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vicksburg National Military Park	Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
Whitman Mission National Historic Site	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	12/17/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/7/2025 3:38:41 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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