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Common fish are carp Cyprinus carpio and eel Anguilla anguilla; a threatened species is the Spanish killifish Aphanius iberus.
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For example, the koi carp (Cyprinus carpio) is currently classified as 'noxious' under the freshwater Fisheries Regulations and 'unwanted' under the Biosecurity Act 1993.
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Seven species of fish are recognized in the Mongolian Dauria ecoregion, of which 2 (Carassius auritus gibelia and Cyprinus carpio haematopterus) are considered game fish.
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They have many host species including the common carp, Cyprinus carpio, and the white sucker, Catostomus commersoni.
Crustacea 2008
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The introduction of exotic species such as the common carp (Cyprinus carpio), and the blue tilapia (Oreochromis aureus) also alters the original relationships among the native members of these communities.
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The authors speculate that the introduction of the common carp Cyprinus carpio may have been responsible for the population decline of the frogs.
Archive 2006-02-01 AYDIN 2006
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There were a number of fish bones, comprising the bones of carp (Cyprinus carpio), other cyprinids (Cyprinidae), and catfish (Clarias sp.).
Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Faunal Remains from the Fortification Gate 2003
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The fish species stocked in the ricefields were common carp (Cyprinus carpio), crucian carp (Carassius auratus), grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus), and silver carp
Chapter 4 1995
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Chen Jiangxing and Gao Kai achieved good results using common carp fry (Cyprinus carpio), and in 1979, the Antiepidemic Station of Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, used silver crucian carp (Carassius auratus) and grass carp
Chapter 4 1995
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There were 1000 crosses between Cyprinus carpio Wuyuanensis and C. carpio Yuankiang (averaging 2 cm in length) and between Oreochromis aurea and O. niloticus (averaging 1-2 cm in length).
Chapter 6 1995
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