common carp
Widespread freshwater fish
A common carp is a large freshwater fish native to Europe and Asia, now found worldwide.
Carp thrive in slow-moving or still waters and can tolerate poor conditions that kill other fish.
They're prized in recreational fishing and aquaculture but considered invasive pests in many regions, where they muddy waters and outcompete native species: The lake was overrun with common carp.
Plates or weighing devices
- barbelsFish sensory projections
- dorsal finFish's rear stabilizer
- gillAquatic respiratory organ
- pharyngeal teethTeeth in fish gullet
spawning · omnivore · bottom-feeder · cold-blooded · vertebrate · fingerling · fry · koi
Small still body
- lakeEnclosed body of freshwater
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- streamSteady continuous flow
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
aquatic · benthic · muddy bottom · floodplain · backwater · reservoir · canal · wetland
Thin rigid stick
line · float · casting · catch-and-release · boat · fisherman · sportfishing · riverbank
Chilled poached carp loaf
- fish stewSimmered seafood dish
- Polish cuisineFood traditions from Warsaw's homeland
- Asian cuisineFood from the East
- bonyThin, with protruding skeleton
purging · scaling · filleting · protein · traditional dish · festive · Eastern European
Not indigenous here
- introducedMade formally acquainted
- pestHarmful creature or nag
- infestationPest takeover situation
- eradicationTotal elimination of something
biocontrol · competition · overpopulation · spreading · management · environmental impact · turbidity · uprooting
scales
Plates or weighing devices
- barbelsFish sensory projections
- dorsal finFish's rear stabilizer
- gillAquatic respiratory organ
pharyngeal teeth · spawning · omnivore · bottom-feeder · cold-blooded · vertebrate · fingerling · fry · koi · goldfish
pond
Small still body
freshwater · aquatic · benthic · muddy bottom · floodplain · backwater · reservoir · canal · wetland · turbid
rod
Thin rigid stick
hook · line · float · casting · catch-and-release · boat · fisherman · sportfishing · riverbank · chumming
gefilte fish
Chilled poached carp loaf
- fish stewSimmered seafood dish
- Polish cuisineFood traditions from Warsaw's homeland
- Asian cuisineFood from the East
bony · purging · scaling · filleting · protein · traditional dish · festive · Eastern European
non-native
Not indigenous here
- introducedMade formally acquainted
- pestHarmful creature or nag
- infestationPest takeover situation
eradication · biocontrol · competition · overpopulation · spreading · management · environmental impact · turbidity · uprooting · population control
common carpsaltwater fish
Ocean-dwelling aquatic vertebrate
marine fish · deep-sea fish · bluefin tuna · great white shark · marlin
common carpnative species
Organisms originating in a region
brook trout · endemic species · indigenous species · cutthroat trout · protected species