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Scientific Name
Cyprinus carpio
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758
Park
Monocacy National Battlefield (MONO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassActinopterygii
ClassTeleostei
SuperorderOstariophysi
OrderCypriniformes
SuperfamilyCyprinoidea
FamilyCyprinidae
GenusCyprinus
SpeciesCyprinus carpio
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Reasly, 2004
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
First imported to North America in 1831. Widely disseminated across the continent during the 1870s including Maryland. Rapid establishment followed.; Data Source: Jenkins and Burkhead, 1993 Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Not cultivated with comment: By definition, this species was not introduced as part of the park's mission. Rather, they occur there naturally having been introduced elswhere in the drainage at some point in the past.
Abundance
Unknown
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
2
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Briana Sanders
Created Date
10/21/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Geoff Sanders
Last Modified Date
9/12/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Raesly, 2004
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