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Carassius carassius

(Yakut Crucian Carp)

Common Names

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Common Names in Albanian:

Karasi

Common Names in Amharic:

Bilcha

Common Names in Czech:

Karas Bahenní, Karas Obecný, Karas Obycajny

Common Names in Danish:

Damkaruds, Damkarusse, Karuds, Karudse, Karusse, Søkaruds, Søkarusse

Common Names in Dutch:

Kroeskarper, Maankarper, Steen-Kruis, Steenkarper

Common Names in English:

Crucian, Crucian Carp, English Carp, Gibele, Golden Carp, Wild Common Carp, Wild Goldfish, Yakut Crucian Carp

Common Names in Finnish:

Ruutana

Common Names in French:

Carache, Carassin, Carassin Commun, Carouche, Carpe à La Lune, Carreau, Cyprin, Gardon Carpé, Gardon Carpé, Gibèle, Meule

Common Names in German:

Bauernkarpfen, Boretsch, Breitling, Burretschel, Gareisel, Gareisl, Gareisle, Garrausche, Garusse, Geibel, Giebel, Goldkarausche, Goldkarpfe, Goldkarpfen, Guratsch, Gurretfisch, Halbgareis, Hungerkarausche, Kanas, Karatsche, Karausche, Karausse, Karras, Karusche, Karuske, Karutze, Kotbuckel, Kotkarpfe, Kotplette, Kotschebel, Kotscheberl, Krus, Krutsch, Kuretschel, Moorkarpfen, Mölenke, Potkarpfe, Schlammkarausche, Schneiderkarpfe, Seekarausche, Steinkarpel, Steinkarpfe, Strummer, Sumpfkarausche, Weißfisch

Common Names in Greek:

Κουτσουράς, Πεταλούδα, Τεκέδι, Koutsouras, Petaloúda

Common Names in Hungarian (M:

Kárász

Common Names in Hungarian (Magyar):

Kárász

Common Names in Italian:

Carassio, Carassio Comune, Carpa a Specchi

Common Names in Japanese:

Funa

Common Names in Kashmiri:

Gang Gad

Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:

黑鯽

Common Names in Nepali:

Rato Machha

Common Names in Norwegian:

Karuss

Common Names in Oromo:

Bilcaa

Common Names in Polish:

Karas, Karas Pospolity

Common Names in Portuguese:

Pimpao, Pimpão Comum, Pimpão-Comum, Serasmão

Common Names in Rumanian:

Garasita, Caracuda, Caracuda Rotunda, Caras, Carasita, Garasita

Common Names in Russian:

карась золотой, круглый карась, обыкновенный карась, Karas´ Obyknovennyi, Karas' Obyknovennyi, Kruglyi, Obyknovennyi Karas

Common Names in Serbian:

Karas

Common Names in Slovak:

Karas Obycajný

Common Names in Slovene:

Koreselj

Common Names in Spanish:

Carpa Gibel, Carpín, Panzón, Tiburón Blanco

Common Names in Swedish:

Ruda

Common Names in Turkish:

Havuz Baligi, Kirmizi Balik

Common Names in Ukrainian:

Karas Zvychajnyi

Description

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Family Cyprinidae

Distribution: North America (northern Canada to southern Mexico), Africa, and Eurasia . Pharynx with 1-3 rows of teeth, each row with a maximum of 8 teeth. Usually thin lips , plicae or papillae absent; mouth sometimes suckerlike (Garra and Labeo). With or without barbels . Premaxilla usually borders the upper jaw making the maxilla entirely or almost entirely excluded from the gape. Usually protrusible upper jaw. Dorsal fin with spinelike rays in some. Primitive number of chromosomes 2n=50, some with 48; polyploidy exists. Maximum length at least 2.5 m to probably 3 m in Catlocarpio siamensis; many species less than 5 cm. Mainly non-guarders, but in some species males build nests and/or protect the eggs .The family Cyprinidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Cypriniformes. It contains 210 genera and 2010 species. It may be found in Brackish , and Freshwater environments and is primarily Primary freshwater. Many members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is subcarangiform. Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Members of this family have been dated back to the Eocene epoch of the Tertiary period. This family may be found from 70° n to 34° s and 150° w to 170° e. Etymology of this family name : Greek, kyprinos = goldfish .

Physical Description

Size/Age/Growth

Males are commonly 15 cm (Total Length) in length when caught/marketed, but may be as large as 64 cm (Total Length).

Habitat

Occurs in shallow ponds , lakes rich in vegetation and slow moving rivers . Burrows in mud in the dry season or during winter (Ref. 2163). Tolerates cold, organic pollutants, and low oxygen levels in the water.

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 5,304 meters (0 to 17,402 feet).Mean = 77.400 meters (253.937 feet), Standard Deviation = 167.380 based on 2,026 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Biome: Fresh water , brackish water. Demersal .

Biology

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Diet

Feeds on plants , insect larvae and plankton (Ref. 30578).

Taxonomy

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Ambiguous Synonyms

  1. Carassius carassius jacuticus Kirillov, 1956
  2. Carassius gibelio (Bloch, 1782)
  3. Carassius moles Nordmann, 1840
  4. Carassius vulgaris gibbosus Walecki, 1863
  5. Carassius vulgaris subventrosus Walecki, 1863
  6. Cyprinus moles Agassiz, 1835

Unambiguous Synonyms

  1. Carassius auratus subsp. wui Tchang, 1930
  2. Carassius carassius subsp. carassius (Linnaeus, 1758)
  3. Carassius charax (Lesniewski, 1837)
  4. Carassius coeruleus Basilewsky, 1855
  5. Carassius discolor Basilewsky, 1855
  6. Carassius gibelio subsp. minutus (Kessler, 1856)
  7. Carassius humilis Heckel, 1837
  8. Carassius linnaei Bonaparte, 1845
  9. Carassius linnei Malm, 1877
  10. Carassius linnei subsp. lacustrus Malm, 1877
  11. Carassius linnei subsp. piscinarum Malm, 1877
  12. Carassius oblongus Heckel & Kner, 1858
  13. Carassius pekinensis Basilewsky, 1855
  14. Carassius vulgaris Nordmann, 1840
  15. Cyprinus carassius Linnaeus, 1758
  16. Cyprinus charax Lesniewski, 1837
  17. Cyprinus gibelio subsp. minutus Kessler, 1856
  18. Cyprinus gibelioides Cantor, 1842
  19. Cyprinus moles Selys-Longchamps, 1842
  20. Cyprinus moles Valenciennes, 1842

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 08-Jun-1994

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Carassius

There are approximately 43 species in this genus:

C. aratus gibelio · C. auratus (Goldfish) · C. auratus argenteaphthalmus · C. auratus auratus (Edible Goldfish) · C. auratus buergeri · C. auratus cantonensis · C. auratus carassius · C. auratus cuvieri · C. auratus gibelio · C. auratus grandoculis · C. auratus langsdorfi · C. auratus langsdorfii · C. auratus or · C. auratus subsp · C. auratus x · C. auritus · C. gibelio · C. carassius (Crucian) · C. carassius auratus · C. carassius carassius · C. carassius cuvieri · C. carassius jacuticus · C. carassius langsdorfii · C. carassius x · C. carpio · C. cuvieri · C. cuviery · C. gibelio · C. auratus subsp. auratus · C. gibelio (Gibel Carp) · C. gibelio minutus · C. auratus subsp. auratus · C. linnei lacustrus · C. linnei piscinarum · C. longsdorfii · C. carassius · C. vulgaris gibbosus · C. vulgaris kolenty · C. vulgaris subventrosus · C. vulgaris ventrosus · C. x · C. gibelio · C. auratus subsp. auratus

Bibliography

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Notes

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Contributors

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 11, 2007:

Identifiers

Footnotes

Last Revised: 2008-11-02