Carassius
| Carassius | |
|---|---|
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| Crucian carp, Carassius carassius | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Cyprininae |
| Genus: | Carassius Jarocki, 1822[1] |
| Type species | |
| Carassius carassius | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Carassius is a genus in the family Cyprinidae. Species in this genus are commonly known as crucian carp or carp, although these names are essentially used to refer to the species C. carassius. The best-known is probably the goldfish (C. auratus), which was bred from the Prussian carp (C. gibelio). Species in this genus have a distribution throughout the Eurasia, seemingly originating further west than the typical carp-like species (genus Cyprinus), including the common carp (C. carpio).
They are not particularly close relatives of the genus Cyprinus, but rather a more basal lineage of the subfamily Cyprininae.
Species
[change | change source]The following species are placed in the genus Carassius (some subspecies are also listed):[2]
- Carassius auratus
- Carassius auratus auratus – Goldfish
- Carassius auratus argenteaphthalmus Nguyen, 2001
- Carassius auratus buergeri Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 – Naga-buna, Okin-buna, Buerger carp
- Carassius auratus grandoculis Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 – Nigoro-buna, Big-eyed carp
- Carassius auratus langsdorfii Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 – Gin-buna, Langsdof carp
- Carassius gibelio Bloch, 1782 – Prussian carp
- Carassius carassius Linnaeus, 1758 – Crucian carp
- Carassius cuiveri Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 – Japanese white crucian carp
References
[change | change source]- 1 2 3 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Cyprininae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ↑ FishBase [2009]: Carassius species