Taxonomy
The four subspecies are:
- Cyprinus carpio carpio (European carp) is found in Eastern Europe (notably the Danube and Volga Rivers).
- Cyprinus carpio yilmaz (Deniz carp) is found in Anatolia Turkey (notably around Corum) and Victoria, Australia (around Merri Creek and Coburg Lake).
- Cyprinus carpio haematopterus (Amur carp) is native to eastern Asia.
- Cyprinus carpio rubrofuscus, from Southeast Asia, is treated as a separate species Cyprinus rubrofuscus by many authorities.
It is related to the common goldfish (Carassius auratus), with which it is capable of interbreeding.
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