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Bony fish

Goldfish

Carassius auratus

Also known as: Canary Yellow Goldfish, Comet Goldfish, Common Goldfish, Crucian Carp, Edible Goldfish, Fancy Goldfish, Gold Carp, Gold Crucian Carp, Golden Carp, Lemon Yellow Goldfish, Native Carp, Prussian Carp, Ryukin Goldfish, Yellow Goldfish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2013
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@lonel76852 · United States, United States · April 20201 / 69
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Overview

Found in schools, in stagnant or slow flowing turbid waters of well vegetated canals, ditches, ponds, streams and swamps.

Reported individual hooked by an angler in a lake in Poole, Dorset measured 40 cm
Can live up to the age of about 40 years!

Very common in the aquarium trade as this was one of the first fish to be introduced around the world more than a 1,000 years ago!
Cyprinids are stomachless fish with toothless jaws.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
blotches
Behaviour
schooling

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Worldwide
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Found in schools, in stagnant or slow flowing turbid waters of well vegetated canals, ditches, ponds, streams and swamps.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderCypriniformes
    5. familyCyprinidae
    6. genusCarassius
    7. speciesCarassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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