FishesIn Franklin County, Ohio
European Carp
Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758
European Carp in all of Ohio- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Cyprinus
Introduced and invasive status
Introduced in Ohio: iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)
Also listed
- Introduced and assessed as invasive in the lower 48 states
iNaturalist's volunteer curators list it as introduced in their Ohio checklist.
US-RIIS assesses a species as invasive when it causes, or is likely to cause, harm there, or is at least locally abundant and harmful ecologically, economically, or to health.
Status: Simpson A, Sellers E, Pagad S (2023). United States Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (US-RIIS), ver. 2.0. U.S. Geological Survey, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9KFFTOD (opens in a new tab)
Near Franklin County
Range
Where it is recorded
Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio
- No result yet (31)
- Recorded, too few records for a result (51)
- Recorded, season not shown (6)
- Season shown (0)
Counties as a table
| County | Records |
|---|---|
| Adams County | No qualifying records yet |
| Allen County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Ashland County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Ashtabula County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Athens County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Auglaize County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Belmont County | No qualifying records yet |
| Brown County | No qualifying records yet |
| Butler County | 24 · Recorded, season not shown |
| Carroll County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Champaign County | No qualifying records yet |
| Clark County | No qualifying records yet |
| Clermont County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Clinton County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Columbiana County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Coshocton County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Crawford County | No qualifying records yet |
| Cuyahoga County | 35 · Recorded, season not shown |
| Darke County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Defiance County | No qualifying records yet |
| Delaware County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Erie County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Fairfield County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Fayette County | No qualifying records yet |
| Franklin County | 35 · Recorded, season not shown |
| Fulton County | No qualifying records yet |
| Gallia County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Geauga County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Greene County | 24 · Recorded, season not shown |
| Guernsey County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Hamilton County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Hancock County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Hardin County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Harrison County | No qualifying records yet |
| Henry County | No qualifying records yet |
| Highland County | No qualifying records yet |
| Hocking County | No qualifying records yet |
| Holmes County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Huron County | No qualifying records yet |
| Jackson County | No qualifying records yet |
| Jefferson County | No qualifying records yet |
| Knox County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Lake County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Lawrence County | No qualifying records yet |
| Licking County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Logan County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Lorain County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Lucas County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Madison County | No qualifying records yet |
| Mahoning County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Marion County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Medina County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Meigs County | No qualifying records yet |
| Mercer County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Miami County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Monroe County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Montgomery County | 33 · Recorded, season not shown |
| Morgan County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Morrow County | No qualifying records yet |
| Muskingum County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Noble County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Ottawa County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Paulding County | No qualifying records yet |
| Perry County | No qualifying records yet |
| Pickaway County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Pike County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Portage County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Preble County | No qualifying records yet |
| Putnam County | No qualifying records yet |
| Richland County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Ross County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Sandusky County | No qualifying records yet |
| Scioto County | No qualifying records yet |
| Seneca County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Shelby County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Stark County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Summit County | 28 · Recorded, season not shown |
| Trumbull County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Tuscarawas County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Union County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Van Wert County | No qualifying records yet |
| Vinton County | No qualifying records yet |
| Warren County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Washington County | No qualifying records yet |
| Wayne County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Williams County | No qualifying records yet |
| Wood County | Recorded, too few records for a result |
| Wyandot County | No qualifying records yet |
No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.
Season
When it is recorded
In Franklin County
Not enough evidence
Most records come from a single year, so a season is not shown yet. Based on 35 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
Show over the bars
Records per week from 35 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.
Show as a table
| Week | Records of European Carp | Years recorded | Records of all species |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4–10 | 0 | 0 | 417 |
| Jan 11–17 | 0 | 0 | 236 |
| Jan 18–24 | 0 | 0 | 236 |
| Jan 25–31 | 0 | 0 | 236 |
| Feb 1–7 | 0 | 0 | 244 |
| Feb 8–14 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| Feb 15–21 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| Feb 22–28 | 0 | 0 | 401 |
| Mar 1–7 | 0 | 0 | 483 |
| Mar 8–14 | 0 | 0 | 567 |
| Mar 15–21 | 0 | 0 | 561 |
| Mar 22–28 | 0 | 0 | 750 |
| Mar 29 – Apr 4 | 0 | 0 | 1,310 |
| Apr 5–11 | 0 | 0 | 1,456 |
| Apr 12–18 | 1 | 1 | 2,408 |
| Apr 19–25 | 1 | 1 | 2,525 |
| Apr 26 – May 2 | 2 | 1 | 2,812 |
| May 3–9 | 3 | 1 | 2,785 |
| May 10–16 | 0 | 0 | 2,381 |
| May 17–23 | 0 | 0 | 2,651 |
| May 24–30 | 1 | 1 | 2,735 |
| May 31 – Jun 6 | 2 | 2 | 2,861 |
| Jun 7–13 | 0 | 0 | 2,986 |
| Jun 14–20 | 0 | 0 | 2,980 |
| Jun 21–27 | 1 | 1 | 3,051 |
| Jun 28 – Jul 4 | 1 | 1 | 3,121 |
| Jul 5–11 | 0 | 0 | 3,399 |
| Jul 12–18 | 4 | 2 | 3,754 |
| Jul 19–25 | 1 | 1 | 3,305 |
| Jul 26 – Aug 1 | 3 | 2 | 3,347 |
| Aug 2–8 | 4 | 2 | 3,803 |
| Aug 9–15 | 1 | 1 | 3,507 |
| Aug 16–22 | 1 | 1 | 3,137 |
| Aug 23–29 | 0 | 0 | 3,249 |
| Aug 30 – Sep 5 | 1 | 1 | 3,487 |
| Sep 6–12 | 0 | 0 | 3,215 |
| Sep 13–19 | 1 | 1 | 3,368 |
| Sep 20–26 | 2 | 1 | 2,586 |
| Sep 27 – Oct 3 | 0 | 0 | 3,624 |
| Oct 4–10 | 0 | 0 | 2,701 |
| Oct 11–17 | 0 | 0 | 2,107 |
| Oct 18–24 | 2 | 1 | 1,201 |
| Oct 25–31 | 0 | 0 | 1,123 |
| Nov 1–7 | 1 | 1 | 789 |
| Nov 8–14 | 1 | 1 | 798 |
| Nov 15–21 | 0 | 0 | 468 |
| Nov 22–28 | 0 | 0 | 522 |
| Nov 29 – Dec 5 | 0 | 0 | 225 |
| Dec 6–12 | 1 | 1 | 234 |
| Dec 13–19 | 0 | 0 | 392 |
| Dec 20–26 | 0 | 0 | 254 |
| Dec 27 – Jan 2 | 0 | 0 | 422 |
In Ohio
Mid-April to mid-October, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 4
Middle week · Jun 28 – Jul 4
This week · Nov 8–14
Show over the bars
Records per week from 466 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.
Recorded on 379 dates. Latest record: November 2025.
Show as a table
| Week | Records of European Carp | Years recorded | Records of all species |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4–10 | 1 | 1 | 6,211 |
| Jan 11–17 | 1 | 1 | 5,146 |
| Jan 18–24 | 0 | 0 | 4,645 |
| Jan 25–31 | 0 | 0 | 4,698 |
| Feb 1–7 | 1 | 1 | 6,023 |
| Feb 8–14 | 1 | 1 | 5,888 |
| Feb 15–21 | 0 | 0 | 5,436 |
| Feb 22–28 | 2 | 2 | 6,846 |
| Mar 1–7 | 0 | 0 | 8,321 |
| Mar 8–14 | 1 | 1 | 10,384 |
| Mar 15–21 | 0 | 0 | 12,620 |
| Mar 22–28 | 2 | 1 | 13,949 |
| Mar 29 – Apr 4 | 8 | 4 | 19,661 |
| Apr 5–11 | 4 | 3 | 26,860 |
| Apr 12–18 | 10 | 6 | 39,925 |
| Apr 19–25 | 12 | 6 | 41,623 |
| Apr 26 – May 2 | 15 | 7 | 56,391 |
| May 3–9 | 18 | 7 | 52,952 |
| May 10–16 | 22 | 7 | 53,785 |
| May 17–23 | 29 | 9 | 57,698 |
| May 24–30 | 27 | 9 | 54,651 |
| May 31 – Jun 6 | 26 | 8 | 53,099 |
| Jun 7–13 | 13 | 6 | 53,700 |
| Jun 14–20 | 21 | 8 | 56,625 |
| Jun 21–27 | 15 | 7 | 55,361 |
| Jun 28 – Jul 4 | 17 | 6 | 58,477 |
| Jul 5–11 | 11 | 7 | 61,336 |
| Jul 12–18 | 18 | 7 | 64,722 |
| Jul 19–25 | 18 | 7 | 69,753 |
| Jul 26 – Aug 1 | 15 | 8 | 59,416 |
| Aug 2–8 | 19 | 8 | 59,712 |
| Aug 9–15 | 8 | 5 | 55,994 |
| Aug 16–22 | 14 | 5 | 54,328 |
| Aug 23–29 | 8 | 4 | 51,772 |
| Aug 30 – Sep 5 | 15 | 6 | 57,167 |
| Sep 6–12 | 14 | 5 | 59,075 |
| Sep 13–19 | 18 | 7 | 54,543 |
| Sep 20–26 | 14 | 7 | 45,860 |
| Sep 27 – Oct 3 | 11 | 8 | 43,180 |
| Oct 4–10 | 10 | 3 | 37,841 |
| Oct 11–17 | 5 | 5 | 30,824 |
| Oct 18–24 | 7 | 4 | 21,156 |
| Oct 25–31 | 0 | 0 | 19,021 |
| Nov 1–7 | 5 | 4 | 14,172 |
| Nov 8–14 | 4 | 4 | 12,621 |
| Nov 15–21 | 1 | 1 | 7,965 |
| Nov 22–28 | 2 | 2 | 8,136 |
| Nov 29 – Dec 5 | 0 | 0 | 6,083 |
| Dec 6–12 | 1 | 1 | 6,004 |
| Dec 13–19 | 1 | 1 | 5,423 |
| Dec 20–26 | 1 | 1 | 5,661 |
| Dec 27 – Jan 2 | 0 | 0 | 8,459 |
What these results show
These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.
Identification
How to identify it
Look-alikes
Land cover
Often confused with
- Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idellaOften confused in Ohio: 16 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
- Amur Carp Cyprinus rubrofuscusOften confused in Ohio: 10 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
- Goldfish Carassius auratus200 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
- Smallmouth Buffalo Ictiobus bubalus34 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
- White Sucker Catostomus commersonii27 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.
Land cover where it is recorded
| Land cover | Its recordsAll Ohio records |
|---|---|
| Developed | 49%49% |
| Wetland | 13%5% |
| Open water | 12%3% |
| Forest | 12%31% |
| Farmland | 10%11% |
| Grassland and shrub | 3%0.9% |
| Barren | 2%0.6% |
From 282 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)
Sources
Where these results come from
- Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
- Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
- See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.
Records behind the Ohio result
466 records from 2 datasets.
- iNaturalist Research-grade Observations (opens in a new tab) · iNaturalist.org · 464 recordsiNaturalist contributors, iNaturalist (2026). iNaturalist Research-grade Observations. iNaturalist.org. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ab3s5x accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-11-13.
- iNaturalist observations (opens in a new tab) · iNaturalist.org · 2 recordsiNaturalist. Available from https://www.inaturalist.org. Accessed 2026-11-13
To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).
A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.