Species FAO code: CGO

Carassius auratus

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Denmark	da Sølvkarusse da guldfisk	–
France	fr poisson rouge fr cyprin doré	–
Italy	it Carassio dorato it pesce rosso	–
Latvia	lv Sudrabkarūsa	–
Lithuania	lt sidabrinis karosas	–
Poland	pl Karaś złocisty pl karaś chiński	–

Main production methods

Caught
Farmed

Main fishing gears

List item: Gillnets and similar nets

Gillnets and similar nets

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Habitat

Freshwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Scientific name

Carassius auratus

Author

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank

Species

FAO code

CGO

Morphological description

Body stout, thick-set, caudal peduncle thick and short (Ref. 1998). Head without scales (Ref. 39167, 1998), broadly triangular (Ref. 1998), interorbital space broad, snout longer than eye diameter, maxillary reaching posterior nostril or not quite to eye (Ref. 39166), barbels lacking on upper jaw (Ref. 39104, 1998). Lateral line complete. Dorsal and anal fins with serrate bony spines, pelvic fins short, broad and thoracic. Nuptial tubercles of male fine, on opercle, sometimes on back and a few on pectoral fins. Hybridize readily with carp, hybrids intermediate in most characteristics (Ref. 1998). Caudal fin with 17-19 rays (Ref. 2196). Last simple anal ray osseous and serrated posteriorly; no barbels (Ref. 43281). Pigmentation: Wild-caught specimens, olive brown (Ref. 39168, 39104), slate olive, olive green, with a bronze sheen (Ref. 39104), silvery, grayish yellowish, gray-silver (Ref. 39169), through gold (often with black blotches) to creamy white (Ref. 1998); yellowish white or white below. Cultured forms vary through scarlet, red-pink, silver, brown, white, black and combinations of these colors (Ref. 39104).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderCypriniformes
  - FamilyCyprinidae
    - GenusCarassius
      - SpeciesCarassius auratus

Synonyms

Carassius auratus grandoculis Temminck & Schlegel, 1846
Carassius encobia Bonaparte, 1845
Carassius pekinensis Basilewsky, 1855
Leuciscus auratus Mauduyt, 1849
Carassius grandoculis Temminck & Schlegel, 1846
Cyprinus maillardi Guichenot, 1863
Carasius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cyprinus gibelioides Cantor, 1842
Cyprinus chinensis Gronow, 1854
Carassius auratus wui Tchang, 1930
Cyprinus mauritianus Bennett, 1832
Carassius coeruleus Basilewsky, 1855
Carassius auratus buergeri Temminck & Schlegel, 1846
Carassius auratus argenteaphthalmus Nguyen, 2001
Carassius discolor Basilewsky, 1855
Carassius auratus auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cyprinus thoracatus Valenciennes, 1842
Carassius chinensis (Gronow, 1854)
Cyprinus langsdorfii Valenciennes, 1842
Cyprinus auratus Linnaeus, 1758
Carassius carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Carassius auratus burgeri Temminck & Schlegel, 1846
Carassius auratus cantonensis Tchang, 1933
Carassius burgeri Temminck & Schlegel, 1846

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0301 — Live fish
  - Other live fish
    - 0301 99 — Other
      - Freshwater fish
        0301 99 18 — Other
- 0302 — Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0302 89 — Other
      - 0302 89 10 — Freshwater fish
- 0303 — Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0303 89 — Other
      - 0303 89 10 — Freshwater fish
- 0304 — Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen
  - Fresh or chilled fillets of other fish
    - 0304 49 — Other
      - 0304 49 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Other, fresh or chilled
    - 0304 59 — Other
      - 0304 59 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Frozen fillets of other fish
    - 0304 89 — Other
      - 0304 89 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Other, frozen
    - 0304 99 — Other
      - Other
        0304 99 21 — Freshwater fish

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Carassius auratus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Gillnets and similar nets

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 1 - Africa - Inland waters

Area 2 - America, North - Inland waters

Area 3 - America, South - Inland waters

Area 4 - Asia - Inland waters

Area 5 - Europe - Inland waters

Area 6 - Oceania - Inland waters