About zoology project

2. CARP (Cyprinus carpio)
LOCATION:
WAWA River, Agusan del Sur

3. Local Name: Carpa
Max Size: 19 cm
Biodiversity: Freshwater, introduced
Fishing Season: All Year Long
This is an introduced species of carp that is now found around the country. It is
found throughout much of South and Southeast Asia and is considered as a non-
oily white fleshed fish. These fish are omnivores and so are easily targeted by
angler with bait such as worms, bread, dough bait and more. This fish was first
caught in Tarlac on a worm. Now in the river of Agusan del Sur we found this kind
of carp

4. Local Name:
CARP ( Karpa)
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genius:Cyprinus
Species: C. carpio
Location found: Wawa, Agusan del Sur
Ilihan, Sibagat Agusan del Sur
Time: 9: 50 am

5. CARP (Cyprinus carpio)
Biological features
• Body bilaterally symmetrical, moderately elongate, its dorsal profile
more arched than the ventral profile;
• body with cycloid scales, head without scale;
• snout fairly depressed, projecting beyond mouth, without lateral
lobe; eyes dorsolateral in position, not visible from outside of head;
• Carp can grow to a very large size, with overseas reports of fish as
large as 1.2 metres in length weighing 60 kg. Fish of up to 10 kg
have been caught in Australia, but weights of around 4-5 kg are
more common.
• pharyngeal teeth in three rows; upper jaw not extending to front
edge of eye; simple (unbranched) dorsal fin rays three or four,
• colour bluish on back, silvery on flanks and belly, shading to golen
yellow

6. • Habitat
• Carp are usually found in still or slowly flowing
waters at low altitudes, especially in areas where
there is abundant aquatic vegetation.
• They are capable of tolerating a range of
environmental conditions.
• They have a greater tolerance of low oxygen levels,
pollutants and turbidity than most native fish, and
are often associated with degraded habitats,
including stagnant waters.

7. Reproduction:
• Under suitable conditions, carp are highly prolific. They mature early –
as early as 1 year for males and 2 years for females – and the females
produce large numbers of sticky eggs (up to 1.5 million for a 6kg fish).
• Carp migrate to and from breeding grounds during the breeding
season, sometimes travelling hundreds of kilometres.
• Most eggs and larvae die before they reach adulthood, although more
may survive if environmental conditions are suitable.
• Floods seem to provide especially favourable conditions for carp
breeding as well as abundant food for juveniles

8. Feeding
• Carp are omnivorous, and their diet varies depending
on what is available. They consume a range of small
food items such as molluscs, crustaceans, insect larvae
and seeds.
• Carp rarely eat fish, but may consume fish eggs and
larvae and disturb breeding sites.
• Adult carp have no natural predators. Large predatory
native fish, such as Murray cod, golden perch and bass,
may consume juvenile carp, although it appears they
are not a favoured prey item.

9. Predation
• A single carp can lay over a million eggs in a
year, yet their population remains the same,
so the eggs and young perish in similarly
vast numbers. Eggs and fry often fall victim
to bacteria, fungi, and the vast array of tiny
predators in the pond environment.

10. • Production
– Production cycle

11. Ow ha!

12. So yummy!
THANK YOU!!!
Luto na ang karpa Friend!