communis, Cyprinus carpio Anonymous in Arun et al. 1996:103 [Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society v. 93 (pt 1); ref. 24725] In Arun et al. 1996:103 [ref. 24725], name appeared in list as Cyprinus carpio communis Linnaeus. Linnaeus did not describe a communis referable to Cyprinus so we are listing authorship as anonymous for now. •Synonym of Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus 1758, but a valid subspecies communis Anonymous -- (Das et al. 1964:103 [ref. 27487], Indra 1991:237 [ref. 24005], Sen 1995:504 [ref. 23778], Arun et al. 1996:103 [ref. 24725], Zacharias et al. 1996:40 [ref. 25526], Raju Thomas et al. 2000:444 [ref. 25319], Shrestha 2008:63 [ref. 29923]). Current status: Synonym of Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus 1758. Cyprinidae: Cyprininae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.