Cyprinus carpio

species of fish
Taxon taxon Q81110
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Cyprinus carpio

Summary

Cyprinus carpio is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Cyprinus carpio's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Cyprinus carpio's instance of is recorded as fractional spawner[4].
  • Cyprinus carpio is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Cyprinus carpio's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Cyprinus carpio is classified within Cyprinus[7].
  • Cyprinus carpio's scientific name is Cyprinus carpio[8].
  • Cyprinus carpio's Commons category is recorded as Cyprinus carpio[9].
  • Cyprinus carpio's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cyprinus carpio[10].
  • Cyprinus carpio's Commons gallery is recorded as Cyprinus carpio[11].
  • Cyprinus carpio's main food source is recorded as insect[12].
  • Cyprinus carpio's main food source is recorded as zooplankton[13].
  • Cyprinus carpio's main food source is recorded as Palinuridae[14].
  • Cyprinus carpio's main food source is recorded as Mollusca[15].
  • Cyprinus carpio's main food source is recorded as worm[16].
  • Cyprinus carpio's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[17].
  • Cyprinus carpio's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • Cyprinus carpio's this taxon is source of is recorded as carp[19].
  • Cyprinus carpio's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. carpio'}[20].
  • Cyprinus carpio is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common carp'}[21].
  • Cyprinus carpio is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Wild Common Carp'}[22].
  • Cyprinus carpio is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'kapr obecný'}[23].
  • Cyprinus carpio is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'karper'}[24].
  • Cyprinus carpio is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'carpe commune'}[25].
  • Cyprinus carpio is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'common carp, carp'}[26].
  • Cyprinus carpio is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gemeine Karpfen'}[27].

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Classification

Cyprinus carpio's scientific name is Cyprinus carpio[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It belongs to the parent taxon Cyprinus[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common carp'}[21], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Wild Common Carp'}[22], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'kapr obecný'}[23], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'karper'}[24], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'carpe commune'}[25], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'common carp, carp'}[26].

Identifiers

Cyprinus carpio's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 53911[28]. Cyprinus carpio's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7962[29]. Cyprinus carpio's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4286975[30]. Cyprinus carpio's ITIS TSN is recorded as 163344[31].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Cyprinus carpio include Hiroshima Toyo Carp[32], a baseball team[33], in Japan[34], founded in 1950[35], headquartered in Hiroshima[36].

Why It Matters

Cyprinus carpio has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 111 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for it include Hiroshima Toyo Carp[32], a baseball team[33], in Japan[34], founded in 1950[35], headquartered in Hiroshima[36].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . medieval-plants.org. medieval-plants.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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