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Carassius auratus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Goldfish

G5Secure Found in 7 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.106481
Element CodeAFCJB04010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderCypriniformes
FamilyCyprinidae
GenusCarassius
Other Common Names
carrassin doré (FR)
Concept Reference
Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea, and W.B. Scott. 1991. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 20. 183 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
Sometimes has been included in Carassius carassius. Readily hybridizes and backcrosses with carp (Cyprinus carpio) in some areas.
Conservation Status
Review Date1996-09-13
Change Date1996-09-13
Range Extent Comments
Native to Eurasia. Introduced throughout U.S. and in parts of southern Canada.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Usually in still water with abundant vegetation: lakes, reservoirs, ponds, rivers, quiet streams. In clear or turbid water. Spawns in shallow water. Eggs are scattered and stick to objects.

Reproduction

Spawns in spring and summer. Produces several lots of eggs at intervals of 8-10 days. Eggs hatch in 2-14 days, depending on temperature. Sexually mature in 9 months to 3-4 years, depending on variety. Some European populations are gynogenetic.
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNA
ProvinceRankNative
FloridaSNANo
VermontSNANo
MichiganSNANo
KansasSNANo
GeorgiaSNANo
MississippiSNANo
VirginiaSNANo
ArizonaSNANo
OregonSNANo
New JerseySNANo
NevadaSNANo
Rhode IslandSNANo
MaineSNANo
DelawareSNANo
ColoradoSNANo
UtahSNANo
New YorkSNANo
MassachusettsSNANo
MarylandSNANo
District of ColumbiaSNANo
IdahoSNANo
IllinoisSNANo
WashingtonSNANo
KentuckySNANo
IowaSNANo
New HampshireSNANo
TexasSNANo
TennesseeSNANo
WisconsinSNANo
South DakotaSNANo
NebraskaSNANo
West VirginiaSNANo
ArkansasSNANo
AlabamaSNANo
IndianaSNANo
WyomingSNANo
MissouriSNANo
ConnecticutSNANo
New MexicoSNANo
LouisianaSNANo
PennsylvaniaSNANo
North CarolinaSNANo
CanadaNNA
ProvinceRankNative
SaskatchewanSNANo
New BrunswickSNANo
AlbertaSNANo
ManitobaSNANo
British ColumbiaSNANo
OntarioSNANo
Yukon TerritorySNANo
Nova ScotiaSNANo
QuebecSNANo
Roadless Areas (7)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Soldier CanyonInyo National Forest40,589
Idaho (2)
AreaForestAcres
Italian PeakCaribou-Targhee National Forest141,158
Lemhi RangeSalmon-Challis National Forest308,533
Nevada (1)
AreaForestAcres
Toquima CaveHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest43,147
Utah (2)
AreaForestAcres
418026Uinta National Forest14,038
418027Uinta National Forest13,884
Wyoming (1)
AreaForestAcres
Cloud Peak ContiguousBighorn National Forest113,757
References (11)
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  2. Moyle, P. B. 2002. Inland fishes of California. Revised and expanded. University of California Press, Berkeley. xv + 502 pp.
  3. Nelson, J. S., E. J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Perez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, R. N. Lea, and J. D. Williams. 2004. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 29, Bethesda, Maryland. 386 pp.
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