Scientific Name	Cyprinus carpio
Common Name	carp, fancy carp, koi, mirror carp;
Taxonomy ID	7962
Lineage	cellular organisms > Eukaryota > Opisthokonta > Metazoa > Eumetazoa > Bilateria > Deuterostomia > Chordata > Craniata > Vertebrata > Gnathostomata > Teleostomi > Euteleostomi > Actinopterygii > Actinopteri > Neopterygii > Teleostei > Osteoglossocephalai > Clupeocephala > Otomorpha > Ostariophysi > Otophysi > Cypriniphysae > Cypriniformes > Cyprinoidea > Cyprinidae > Cyprinus
External Links	NCBI; Specialized Database
Representative Assembly	V2.0.CommonCarp	GCF_000951615.1	DNA GFF RNA Protein

Description:

Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) is one of the most important aquaculture species and is cultured in over 100 countries in the world with an annual global production of 3.4 million metric tons. Other than its value as food fish, common carp is also important ornamental fish, e.g. koi from Japan and color carp from China. The diploid genome of common carp has 100 chromosomes, which are twice as many as most other cyprinids. Molecular evidence suggested that the genome may be involved an additional round of whole genome duplication (WGD) than most other teleost, which tetraploidized the genome. Due to the importance, Common Carp Genome Project (CCGP) was imitated by the Centre for Applied Aquatic Genomics, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences in 2009. Heilongjiang Fishery Research Institute and Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences joined and collaborate for CCGP. CCGP is aiming to develop genome sequences, maps and genetic tools for comprehensive understanding of common carp genome, boosting genome-assistant breeding and selection on domesticated common carp worldwide.