Carpione del Garda

Salmo carpio

Fish Reaching Fifty Centimeters in European Waters

Temperate
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Europe
Oceania
Fusiform
Medium
Temperate fish

Salmo carpio, also known as the carpione (carpione del Garda or Lake Garda carpione), is a salmonid fish endemic to Lake Garda in Italy. It has been introduced to a number of other lakes in Italy and elsewhere but unsuccessfully in all cases. The population in Lake Garda has been strongly declining, and is considered endangered.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Salmons and Trout
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Salmo
Maximum length: 50 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Europe: Lake Garda, Italy. Introduced in several lakes of northern Italy, Germany and New Zealand but all introductions failed.

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