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Big-eye carp

Cyprinus megalophthalmus Wu et al., 1963

Status not recordedbony fish

The big-eye carp (Cyprinus megalophthalmus) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the big-eye carp

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the big-eye carp live?

Not recorded

Is the big-eye carp endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the big-eye carp classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusCyprinus
  7. SpeciesCyprinus megalophthalmus Wu et al., 1963

Synonyms Cyprinus carpio megalophthalmus

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • 大眼鲤Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the big-eye carp

Other species in the same genus Cyprinus.

Amur carp

Cyprinus rubrofuscus

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Yilong carp

Cyprinus yilongensis

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Qilu carp

Cyprinus chilia

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CompareBig-eye carp vs Common carpBig-eye carp vs Amur carpBig-eye carp vs Yilong carpBig-eye carp vs Barbless carp

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the big-eye carp?

The big-eye carp (Cyprinus megalophthalmus) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Big-eye carp (Cyprinus megalophthalmus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/big-eye-carp

MLA

“Big-eye carp (Cyprinus megalophthalmus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/big-eye-carp.

BibTeX
@misc{big_eye_carp_2026,
  title = {Big-eye carp (Cyprinus megalophthalmus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/big-eye-carp},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}