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Ctenopharyngodon idella

Invasive

Grass Carp

Grass Carp

Common Names

DEGraskarpfen

ENGrass Carp

PT-BRCarpa-capim

ROCrap de iarbă

ZH草鱼

Habitat

Ponds, lakes and rivers; stocked fish, feeds on aquatic plants.

Occurrence regions

Baden-Württemberg Bayern Berlin Brandenburg Bremen Hamburg Hessen Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Niedersachsen Nordrhein-Westfalen Rheinland-Pfalz Saarland Sachsen Sachsen-Anhalt Schleswig-Holstein Thüringen auvergne-rhone-alpes bourgogne-franche-comte bretagne centre-val-de-loire corse grand-est hauts-de-france ile-de-france normandie nouvelle-aquitaine occitanie pays-de-la-loire provence-alpes-cote-d-azur

Maximum Size

120 cm

Minimum Catch Size

No minimum size

Closed Season

No closed season

Category

Common

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Population stable, no immediate threat.

Distinguishing Features

Elongated, cylindrical body, large scales, no barbels, herbivorous.

Waters

Lac d'Annecy Lac de Serre-Ponçon Lac du Bourget Étang de Berre Étang de Thau Ammersee Bodensee Chiemsee Finowkanal Main-Donau-Kanal Mittellandkanal Müritz Oder-Havel-Kanal Scharmützelsee Schwielochsee Senftenberger See Starnberger See Steinhuder Meer Étang de Cazaux-Sanguinet

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