Species status description
Liste des Espèces Non Indigènes à potentiel invasif à surveiller dans les eaux douces métropolitaines (Réseau Alien Eau douce)
Species sheet
Silver carp
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Valenciennes, 1844)
AnimalsOther fish close to the bottom
Invasive
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Freshwater - Europe
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- SilberkarpfenGerman (Germany)
- TiefaugeGerman (Germany)
- TolstolobGerman (Germany)
- Carpa plateadaEuropean Spanish
- Carpe argentéeFrench (France)
- Amour argentéFrench (France)
- Carpe asiatiqueFrench (France)
- Carpe chinoiseFrench (France)
- Carpe volanteFrench (France)
- Carpa argentataItalian (Italy)
- ZilverkarperDutch (Netherlands)
Other invalid scientific names
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Sources
- COROLLA Jean-Pierre, FEY Laurent in : DORIS, 02/10/2024 : Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Valenciennes, 1844), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/3428
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 02/09/2026 : Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Valenciennes, 1844), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/5951
Modification history
- Created by Eric Nozérac on 02/09/2026
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