Carassius auratus
Authors/Creators
- 1. Al Andalus University, Kadmus, Tartus, Syria / Syrian Society for Aquatic Environment Protection, Lattakia, Syria.
- 2. Department of Biology, Faculty of Art and Sciences, Nevþehir Hacý BektaþVeli University, Nevþehir, T ¸ rkiye.
- 3. Ichthyology and Molecular Systematics Research Laboratory, Zoology Section, Department of Biology, School of Science, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
- 4. Staatliches Museum f ¸ r Naturkunde in Stuttgart, Rosenstein 1, 70191 Stuttgart, Germany.
- 5. Health Services Vocational School, Nevþehir Hacý BektaþVeli University, Nevþehir, T ¸ rkiye.
- 6. Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran.
Description
Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) [I]—Goldfish; Bonni
Taxonomy. Original description: Cyprinus auratus Linnaeus, 1758: 322 [China; Japanese rivers; no types known].— Syrian synonyms: None.—Revisions: None.—Illustration: Kottelat & Freyhof (2007: 144, fig.); Guo (2021: 472, fig.).
Status in Syria. First record from Syria by Taha (2005), confirmed by Barakat et al. (2020).—Syrian material: FMNH, MNHN, MSL.
Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Syria: Euphrates River basins.—Distribution in River Basin: 1-Dajleh & Khabour, 2-Euphrates & Aleppo, 6-Coastal.—General distribution: East Asia: China and Japan; introduced widely elsewhere; many cultivated goldfish varieties.—Distribution in Ecoregion: 436-Coastal Levant, 441- Lower Tigris & Euphrates, 442-Upper Tigris & Euphrates.—Habitat: This species inhabits rivers, lakes, reservoirs, ponds, and ditches with stagnant or slow-flowing water. It occurs in eutrophic fresh and brackish waters, well-vegetated ponds, and canals. Freshwater.
Economic importance. Valuable for the aquarium trade.
Reasons of introduction. Ornamental fish industry.
Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).
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Additional details
Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Scientific name authorship
- Linnaeus
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Carassius
- Species
- auratus
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) sec. Saad, Çiçek, Esmaeili, Fricke, Sungur & Eagderi, 2023
References
- Linnaeus, C. (1758) Systema Naturae. Vol. 1. Ed. X. (Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata). Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae, ii + 824 pp. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 542
- Kottelat, M. & Freyhof, J. (2007) Handbook of European freshwater fishes. Publications Kottelat, Cornol, xiii + 646 pp.
- Guo, Y. - S. (2021) Colored atlas of fishes of Sichuan. Vol. I. Sciencepress, China. Colored atlas of fishes of Sichuan. Science press, Beijing, 475 pp.
- Taha, M. (2005) Specific composition and geographical distribution of fish in the Lower Euphrates Basin (Deir Ezzor Governorate). Faculty of Agriculture, Tishreen University, Latakia, 43 pp.
- Barakat, I., Saad, A., Ali, A. & Chaikho, T. (2020) Specific Composition of Fauna Fishes in the Lower Part of Alkabir Alshimali River (Latakia). Syrian Journal of Agricultural Research, 7 (1), 351 - 366.