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==Taxonomy== [[File:Cyprinus carpio 1879.jpg|thumb|Common carp by [[Alexander Francis Lydon]]]] The type subspecies is ''[[Cyprinus carpio carpio]]'', native to much of Europe (notably the [[Danube]] and [[Volga]] Rivers).<ref name=fishbase/><ref name=Genetica>Jian Feng Zhou, Qing Jiang Wu, Yu Zhen Ye & Jin Gou Tong (2003). Genetic divergence between ''Cyprinus carpio carpio'' and ''Cyprinus carpio haematopterus'' as assessed by mitochondrial DNA analysis, with emphasis on origin of European domestic carp [https://doi.org/10.1023%2FA%3A1024421001015 ''Genetica'' 119: 93β97]</ref> The subspecies ''[[Cyprinus carpio haematopterus]]'' (Amur carp), native to eastern Asia, was recognized in the past,<ref name=Genetica/> but recent authorities treat it as a separate species under the name ''[[Cyprinus rubrofuscus]]''.<ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021" /><ref name="Craig2015">Craig, J.F., eds. (2015). Freshwater Fisheries Ecology. p. 297. Wiley-Blackwell. {{ISBN|978-1-118-39442-7}}.</ref> The common carp and various Asian [[Cyprinus|relatives]] in their pure forms can be separated by [[meristics]] and also differ in [[genetics]], but they are able to [[Hybrid (biology)|interbreed]].<ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021" /><ref>Zhou, J., Wu, Q., Wang, Z. and Ye, Y. (2004). Molecular Phylogenetics of Three Subspecies of Common carp Cyprinus Carpio, based on sequence analysis of cytochrome b and control region of mtDNA. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 42(4): 266β269.</ref> Common carp can also interbreed with the [[goldfish]] (''Carassius auratus''); the result is called [[Kollar carp]].<ref>Taylor, J., R. Mahon. 1977. Hybridization of ''Cyprinus carpio'' and ''Carassius auratus'', the first two exotic species in the lower Laurentian Great Lakes. Environmental Biology Of Fishes 1(2):205-208.</ref><ref>[http://www.tnfish.org/PhotoGalleryFish_TWRA/FishPhotoGallery_TWRA/pages/HybridCommonCarpGoldfishMeltonHillNegus_jpg.htm Photo of goldfish x common carp hybrid] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017003252/http://tnfish.org/PhotoGalleryFish_TWRA/FishPhotoGallery_TWRA/pages/HybridCommonCarpGoldfishMeltonHillNegus_jpg.htm |date=2007-10-17 }} in Melton Hill Reservoir from the [[Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency]]</ref> Another artificial hybrid is ghost carp, which is bred between common carp and Japanese Purachina koi. The large variations of colours produced make ghost carp a popular commercial species.<ref>{{cite web |title=Carp - Ghost/Koi |url=https://www.farnhamanglingsociety.com/species/coarse/carp-ghost-koi/ |website=Farnham Angling Society |access-date=18 November 2023}}</ref>
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