Stats

Lifespan

15-30 yrs

Size

Large

Diet

Omnivore

Activity

Diurnal

Social

School

Biome

Freshwater wetland

Range

East Asia

Movement

Swimming

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Common

About

The Amur carp is a freshwater fish native to the river systems of Eastern Asia. It uses sensitive barbels around its mouth to detect food buried in dark riverbed silt.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   hatchling fry

   A tiny fry hatches with a yolk sac and begins free-swimming once the sac is absorbed.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   A juvenile takes on adult body shape and feeds on small prey, often in nursery waters.
3. 3.
   adult

   Fully grown at adult size and coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopterygii

Order

Cypriniformes

Family

Cyprinidae

Genus

Cyprinus

Species

Cyprinus rubrofuscus