name: Common Carp
flavor_db_name_variants: common carp
source: foodb
status: draft
food_db_id: Common carp
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name_scientific: Cyprinus carpio
description: The common carp (Cyprinus carpio) is a widespread freshwater fish of eutrophic waters in lakes and large rivers in Europe and Asia. The wild populations are considered vulnerable to extinction, but the species has also been domesticated and introduced into environments worldwide, and is often considered an invasive species. It gives its name to the carp family: Cyprinidae. It is on the List of the world's 100 worst invasive species.
itis_id: 163344
wikipedia_id: Common carp
picture_file_name: 327.jpg
picture_content_type: image/jpeg
picture_file_size: 48605
picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:34:07.000Z
legacy_id: 354
food_group: Aquatic foods
food_subgroup: Fishes
food_type: Type 1
created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:35.000Z
updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:04:23.000Z
creator_id: null
updater_id: null
export_to_afcdb: false
category: specific
ncbi_taxonomy_id: 7962
export_to_foodb: true
public_id: FOOD00322