Cyprinus carpio

Common Carp at West Albury, NSW

Cyprinus carpio at West Albury, NSW - 20 Apr 2025 09:52 AM
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Cyprinus carpio 24 Apr 2025 MichaelBedingfield
Cyprinus carpio 22 Apr 2025 KylieWaldon

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Huge huge fish. They kept surfacing, blowing bubbles, and then leaping up out of the water and smacking back down hard on the surface. Some did three of these in a row. This one just slapped its tail back and forth.

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  • Less than 1m Depth of sighting

Species information

  • Cyprinus carpio Scientific name
  • Common Carp Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Major weed or pest
  • Up to 821.96m Recorded at altitude

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