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Grass carp

Ctenopharyngodon idella

95Records since 2000
NovemberPeak month
24Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb2
Mar1
Apr2
May4
Jun2
Jul3
Aug4
Sep7
Oct6
Nov10
Dec4

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Lincolnshire England12
2Cambridgeshire England6
3Surrey England5
4Norfolk England4
5Rutland England4
6Dorset England3
7Powys Wales3
8Kent England2
9Essex England2
10Devon England2
11Somerset England2
12Suffolk England1
13Cornwall England1
14Nottinghamshire England1
15Cheshire East England1
88 England1 Scotland6 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 24 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
95
Peak month
November
Counties with records
24
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Ctenopharyngodon idella
Group
Fish
NBN Atlas records since 2000
80
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Cypriniformes
Family
Cyprinidae
Genus
Ctenopharyngodon
Name with authority
Ctenopharyngodon idella (Valenciennes, 1844)
Described
1844

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q76098 · GBIF 2362030