European Carp

Also known as Common Carp, Eurasian Carp, Mirror Carp, Leather Carp

European carp root through soft bottom sediments using sensitive sensory barbels, uprooting aquatic plants and clouding waters in the process. Female carp produce hundreds of thousands of eggs each spring, scattering them across shallow vegetation during noisy, splashing spawning rituals. While domesticated strains like koi and mirror carp thrive globally, pure wild strains remain native to the Danube and surrounding Black Sea basins.