Cyprinus carpio (Linnaeus)

Chan, Jeffery C. F., Tsang, Alphonse H. F., Yau, Sze-man, Hui, Tommy C. H., Lau, Anthony, Tan, Heok Hui, Low, Bi Wei, Dudgeon, David & Liew, Jia Huan, 2023, The non-native freshwater fishes of Hong Kong: diversity, distributions, and origins, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 71, pp. 128-168 : 135

Cyprinus carpio (Linnaeus)

( Fig. 8 , [LU])

Remarks. Wild-types of this popular aquarium species were reportedly present in lowland streams and ditches in the New Territories during the 1940s ( Lin, 1949). Their presence in remote streams in the New Territories (e.g., Lin Ma Hang) suggests wild-types may naturally occur in Hong Kong. However, these may also be relict aquarium trade escapees from breeding ponds seen in Lin (1949).

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Fig. 8. Cyprinus carpio wild type, 307 mm SL, Tai O River (top), ornamental variety, 596mm SL, Shing Mun Reservoir (bottom).