Carassius auratus

Carassius auratus auratus, wild form

Carassius auratus auratus, orange fantail breed

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Cypriniformes Subordo: Cyprinoidei

Familia: Cyprinidae
Subfamilia: Cyprininae
Genus: Carassius
Species: Carassius auratus

Subspecies: Carassius auratus auratus, Carassius auratus gibelio

Name

Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms

• Cyprinus auratus [original combination]
• Carassius auratus cantonensis
• Carassius gibelio auratus
• Carassius carassius auratus
• Carassius chinensis
• Carassius encobia
• Carassius gibelioides
• Cyprinus auratus
• Cyprinus langsdorfi
• Cyprinus maillardi
• Cyprinus mauritianus
• Cyprinus thoracatus
• Leuciscus auratus

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp  DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 322. Reference page. 
• Carassius auratus in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2025. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
• Carassius auratus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Goudvis
العربية: سمك ذهبي
azərbaycanca: Qızılı balıqcıq
беларуская: Карась сярэбраны
български: Шлаер
brezhoneg: Pesk-aour
bosanski: Zlatna ribica
català: Carpí daurat
Tsetsêhestâhese: Hohtâhé-noma'he
čeština: Karas zlatý
Cymraeg: Pysgodyn aur
dansk: Guldfisk
Deutsch: Goldfisch
Ελληνικά: Χρυσόψαρο
English: Goldfish
Esperanto: Orfiŝo
español: Carpa dorada
eesti: Kuldkala
euskara: Urre-arrain
فارسی: ماهی قرمز
suomi: Kultakala
français: Poisson rouge
Gaeilge: Iasc órga
Gàidhlig: Òr-iasg
ગુજરાતી: ગોલ્ડફિશ
עברית: דג זהב
हिन्दी: सुनहरी मछली (गोल्डफिश)
hrvatski: Zlatna ribica
magyar: Aranyhal
íslenska: Gullfiskur
日本語: キンギョ
ქართული: ოქროს თევზი
ಕನ್ನಡ: ಗೋಲ್ಡ್ ಫಿಷ್ (ಹೊಮ್ಮೀನು)
한국어: 금붕어
lietuvių: Auksinė žuvelė
latviešu: Zelta zivtiņa
മലയാളം: സ്വർണ്ണമത്സ്യം
Bahasa Melayu: Ikan Mas
Nederlands: Goudvis
norsk: Gullfisk
polski: Karaś złocisty
Piemontèis: Pess ross
русский: Карась китайский
srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Zlatna ribica
slovenčina: Karas striebristý
српски / srpski: Златни караш
svenska: Guldfisk
తెలుగు: గోల్డ్ ఫిష్
тоҷикӣ: Моҳии заррин
ไทย: ปลาทอง
Türkçe: Japon balığı
українська: Карась китайський
Tiếng Việt: Cá vàng
Volapük: Ziporüt
ייִדיש: גאלדפיש
閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú: Kim-hî
中文: 鲫鱼, 金鱼

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