#2120 · 🐟 fish

Prussian Carp

🇳🇱 Giebel ·Carassius gibelio

🐟 Fish 📍 in the Netherlands (introduced)

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Gilles San Martin · CC BY-SA 4.0
2. © rudi f · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Serge M. Appolonov · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Akos Harka · CC BY 4.0
5. © Denis Makhnovsky · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Нижний парк, São Petersburgo, São Petersburgo, RU:© no rights reserved · CC0
7. Kühlteich, Hohenau an der March, Österreich:© Thomas Zuna-Kratky · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Pátka, 8092 Magyarország:© berlasz · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Leichenweg, Frohburg, Sachsen, DE:© leoniewittwer · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Provincia di Varese, Italia:© donzelli · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The Prussian carp , silver Prussian carp or Gibel carp ( Carassius gibelio ), is a member of the family Cyprinidae, which includes many other fish, such as the common carp, and the smaller minnows. 6 pounds (3 kg) and a size of 45 cm. They are usually silver, although other color variations exist. They are omnivorous and feed on plankton, invertebrates, plant material and detritus. Originally from Asia...

base stats

NL sightings 16iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 5,080iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 16 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #49 most seen of the fish in NL.
5,080 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Marcus Elieser Bloch in 1782 (244 years ago).
Not originally Dutch: it was introduced to the Netherlands.