Species: Carassius auratus
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Craniata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Cypriniformes
Family
Cyprinidae
Genus
Carassius
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Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Vertebrates - Fishes - Bony Fishes - Minnows and Carps
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Craniata - Actinopterygii - Cypriniformes - Cyprinidae - Carassius - Sometimes has been included in CARASSIUS CARASSIUS. Readily hybridizes and backcrosses with carp (CYPRINUS CARPIO) in some areas.
Ecology and Life History
Habitat Type Description
Freshwater
Migration
true - false - false
Non-migrant
true
Locally Migrant
false
Food Comments
Eats aquatic insects, molluscs, crustaceans, worms, and vegetation.
Reproduction Comments
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.
Length
30
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1996-09-13
Global Status Last Changed
1996-09-13
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Native to Eurasia. Introduced throughout U.S. and in parts of southern Canada.