Common Carp are large fish, growing up to 30 inches long, and sixty pounds. They have a "heavy" body with a dark, olive-colored back and lighter sides. A carp's belly is yellowish.

Common Carp have two barbells ("whiskers") on their upper lip. They also have a large dorsal (back) fin.

Carp live in streams, lakes, ponds, and rivers, wherever there is a lot of aquatic plants.

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Besides fish eggs, carp eat algae, other water plants, insects, earthworms, snails, mussels, crayfish, and rotifers. They also eat old dead plant parts from the bottom.

Common Carp swim along the bottom, sucking up mud and food items. They spit out the stuff they don't eat.

Carp are most active in early morning and evenings.

Common Carp spawn (breed) in weedy areas.