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TABS Species Account TN00047

TN00047 COMMON CARP CYPRINUS CARPIO

Tennessee Animal Biogeographic System TABS

version 12/2002


Taxonomy
Status
Distribution
Habitat Associations
Food Habits
Environmental Associations
Life History
Management Practices
References

Management Practices

ResultManagement Action
BeneficialOther management practices [specified in comments]
BeneficialControlling pollution [thermal, chemical, physical]
BeneficialSegregating and treating toxic materials
BeneficialSupplemental feeding [winter, spring, etc.]
BeneficialApplying fertilizers
BeneficialLiming and fertilizing ponds/lakes
BeneficialDeveloping/maintaining freshwater marsh
AdverseApplying pesticides
AdverseApplying other toxicants
AdverseRestricting/regulating human disturbance of populations
AdverseOther management practices [specified in comments]
AdverseRegulating harvest of species being described

References/ResultReference Numbers
Adverse3577, 3594, 3583, 1613, 3582, 3492, 3461, 3591, 3597, 3589
Beneficial1187, 1306, 842, 3487, 3520, 3527, 3572, 3242, 3538, 3459, 3460, 3463, 3471, 3476, 3479, 3486, 3540, 3495, 3503, 3514, 3472, 3515, 3530, 3513, 3548, 3549, 3478, 3541, 3483, 3501, 3500, 3502, 3496, 3518, 3584, 3505, 3462, 1649, 3512, 3596, 3524, 3547, 3475, 3562, 3523, 3589, 3574, 3539, 3482, 3506

Comments on Management Practices

This species was introduced into North America as important food fish, and is now considered a nuisance because they compete with game fishes, and destroy vegetation important to waterfowl *1127,3605,1435,1436,1437,3603*. feeding regimes for cultured carp are oulined in the literature *3459,3460, 3463,3471,3476,3479,3486,3540,3495,3503,3514*. For sperm preservation see *3472,3515*. For induced spawning see *3530,3548,3549,3478*. For nutrient requirements see *3541*. For anesthetics and their use see *3483,3501,3500, 502,3496,3518,3584*. For providing winter bedding for juveniles in pond culture see *3505*. For improving growth in cultured carp see references under 'feeding regimes' and applying fertilizers, also see *3524,3547,3475, 3482*. For the effect of carp on bluegill and largemouth bass in pond culture see *1649*. For baiting carp prior to live removal see *3597*. They may be useful for weed control *3512*. See also the list of toxicants under 'Species Environmental Associations'. Fencing out carp may be necessary to insure aquatic vegetation for waterfowl *3591*. Where carp populations are small, control is not necessary to protect game fish populations *3589*. In a Wisconsin pond study, the minimum standing crop of young carp in individual ponds was 98.4 lbs/ac, with a maximum of 319.1 lbs/ac, where stocking rates ranged from 37.5-450 lbs/ac *6601*.


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