Carassius is a genus in the ray-finned fish family Cyprinidae. Most species in this genus are commonly known as crucian carps, though that term often refers specifically to C. carassius. The most well known species is the goldfish (C. auratus). They have a Eurasian distribution, apparently originating further to the west than the typical carps (Cyprinus genus, which includes the common carp).
| Carassius | |
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| Crucian carp, Carassius carassius | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Cyprininae |
| Genus: | Carassius Jarocki, 1822[1] |
| Type species | |
| Carassius carassius | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Species of Carassius genus are not closely related of the typical carps of Cyprinus genus, but rather form a more basal lineage of the subfamily Cyprininae.[2]
Species
editCarassius contains the following species:[3]
- Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Goldfish)
- Carassius carassius (Linnaeus, 1758) (Crucian carp)
- Carassius cuvieri Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 (Japanese white crucian carp)
- Carassius gibelio (Bloch, 1782) (Prussian carp)
- Carassius langsdorfii Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 (Ginbuna)
- Carassius praecipuus Kottelat, 2017
References
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- ^ a b c Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Cyprinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ de Graaf, Martin; Megens, Hendrik-Jan; Samallo, Johannis & Sibbing, Ferdinand A. (2007): Evolutionary origin of Lake Tana's (Ethiopia) small Barbus species: indications of rapid ecological divergence and speciation. Anim. Biol. 57(1): 39-48. doi:10.1163/157075607780002069 (HTML abstract)
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Carassius". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 December 2024.