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Common Carp

Cyphnus carpio carpio Linnaeus, 1758

(SiSwati: )
Exotic


Swaziland Red Data Status:
Southern African Red Data Status:
International Red Data Status:
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Comments: Utilized by Fisheries section of Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives as part of its attempt to establish aquaculture in the lowveld of the country. Stocked in various small private dams, no records of escapee populations. (Hyslop, 1994)

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